| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Irving Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Bobby Allison inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch is hacked by Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 28-31 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Reyes Garvey drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell is hacked by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #1 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch hits a runner from the right block | 30-33 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Reyes Garvey is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson (C) Damon Prinz | |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Greg Campbell | 30-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Ralph Freitas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Irving Johnston is called for the reach on Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Irving Johnston, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Sean Havens (PF) Raymon Zyskowski, Bobby Allison, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SG), Bert Allison (PF), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Kenneth Scotti, Greg Campbell, Irving Johnston, Brian Lynch | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Michael Hardy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vern Booze | 33-36 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Vern Booze | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz (C) Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 16:20 | Rice | Sean Havens misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Herbert Daniels - foul #2 on Herbert Daniels, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (PF) Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:20 | Rice | Sean Havens makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Sean Havens misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Sean Havens gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Robinson (fresh) PF - Bert Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG) Herbert Daniels | |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Osbourn picks off the pass by Greg Campbell | 34-36 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Damon Prinz - foul #1 on Damon Prinz, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (C) Sean Havens | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Irving Johnston (SF), Brian Lynch (PF) Derek Wray, Norman Robinson, Damon Prinz | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison buries a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Scotti | 36-38 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Paul Zosel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Vern Booze misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch drills a jump hook from the right block | 36-40 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Irving Johnston swats the short shot by Carl Lungwitz | 36-40 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Charles Osbourn gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston is hacked by Paul Zosel - foul #4 on Paul Zosel, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Vern Booze, Paul Zosel, Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SG), Norman Robinson (SF), Ricardo Gallegos (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Kenneth Scotti, Greg Campbell, Irving Johnston, Brian Lynch, Bert Allison | |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #2 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Ralph Freitas tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricardo Gallegos | 38-45 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricardo Gallegos - foul #2 on Ricardo Gallegos, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Bone picks off the pass by Herbert Daniels | 39-45 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Michael Hardy lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Bone | 41-45 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston (SF) Ricardo Gallegos | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Johnston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Norman Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vern Booze | 43-45 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Reyes Garvey pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-45 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Bobby Allison (PF), Sean Havens (C) Michael Hardy, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG), Bert Allison (SF), Brian Lynch (PF), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Derek Wray, Irving Johnston, Norman Robinson, Damon Prinz | |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bert Allison | 43-45 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell's pass is intercepted by Raymon Zyskowski | 43-45 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Gallegos - foul #3 on Ricardo Gallegos, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Raymon Zyskowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG) Herbert Daniels | |
| 09:40 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bobby Allison | 43-45 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch scores on a shot in the paint | 45-47 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Osbourn takes the ball from Ricardo Gallegos | 45-47 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti hits a shot from the right side | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Sean Havens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Brian Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricardo Gallegos (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Bobby Allison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, Bobby Allison, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SG), Irving Johnston (SF), Norman Robinson (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Kenneth Scotti, Greg Campbell, Bert Allison, Brian Lynch, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Vern Booze | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Irving Johnston | 48-51 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Reyes Garvey is hacked by Derek Wray - foul #1 on Derek Wray, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Norman Robinson takes the ball from Ralph Freitas | 48-51 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-51 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Ralph Freitas snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Vern Booze misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Vern Booze hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Reyes Garvey - foul #2 on Reyes Garvey, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Bobby Allison (PF), Sean Havens (C) Raymon Zyskowski, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG), Bert Allison (SF), Brian Lynch (PF), Ricardo Gallegos (C) Herbert Daniels, Irving Johnston, Norman Robinson, Damon Prinz | |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is hacked by Brian Lynch - foul #2 on Brian Lynch, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (C) Paul Zosel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG) Derek Wray | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-54 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 48-54 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allison snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 48-54 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Brian Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Havens | 50-54 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Osbourn steals the ball from Brian Lynch | 50-54 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Bobby Allison, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston (SF), Damon Prinz (C) Bert Allison, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Irving Johnston takes the ball from Charles Osbourn | 50-54 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Greg Campbell steps in front of the Reyes Garvey pass | 50-54 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Reyes Garvey grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Paul Zosel blows the layup | 50-54 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch lays it in and he's fouled by Reyes Garvey - foul #3 on Reyes Garvey, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 50-56 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Osbourn - foul #4 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson (SF) Irving Johnston | |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Paul Zosel's pass is intercepted by Norman Robinson | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch is hacked by Charles Osbourn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Vern Booze hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is hacked by Raymon Zyskowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Vern Booze misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Vern Booze misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymon Zyskowski | 56-59 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Vern Booze is called for the reach on Kenneth Scotti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vern Booze, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston (SF) Brian Lynch | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Vern Booze can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz is fouled in the backcourt by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #4 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lynch (PF) Irving Johnston | |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Vern Booze connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Reyes Garvey | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Vern Booze - foul #3 on Vern Booze, team foul #13 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Irving Johnston (SF) Brian Lynch | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-64 |