| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Rice inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Lawrence Rice drills a driving attempt from the left block | 25-22 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Joseph Kane misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #2 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Fiske (PF) William Steinhoff | |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:07 | Rice | John Connors steps in front of the Don Cote pass | 25-24 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | The jump hook by Bruno Lewis is blocked by Gary Pittman | 25-24 |
| 18:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Seifert | 25-24 |
| 18:32 | Rice | The jump hook by Hubert Gatlin is blocked by John Fiske | 25-24 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | John Fiske grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | John Connors knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruno Lewis | 25-27 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Don Cote misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 17:48 | Virginia | Joseph Kane gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | John Connors misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Lawrence Rice pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Kane - foul #1 on Joseph Kane, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF) John Fiske | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 28-27 |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Connors and he's fouled by Gary Pittman - foul #1 on Gary Pittman, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:08 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-30 |
| 15:44 | Virginia | William Steinhoff gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) SG - Willy Hodges (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruno Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 15:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 28-30 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Lawrence Rice knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Lovell | 31-30 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Connors | 31-33 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Guidry - foul #1 on Joseph Guidry, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF) Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kelvin Marti (PF) William Steinhoff | |
| 14:29 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis is hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #3 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF) Kelvin Marti | |
| 13:42 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Steinhoff | 33-35 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Don Cote misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Steinhoff - foul #2 on William Steinhoff, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kelvin Marti (PF) William Steinhoff | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Don Cote makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Don Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF) Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (PG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Connors, Kelvin Marti | |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Roy Seifert steps in front of the Bruno Lewis pass | 35-35 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Roy Seifert hits the finger roll | 37-35 |
| 12:18 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Lemire | 37-37 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Gary Pittman hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 11:29 | Virginia | Don Cote steals the ball from Joseph Kane | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - Don Cote (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bryan Lemire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Steinhoff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Kane (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Bryan Lemire steals the ball from Gary Pittman | 39-37 |
| 10:44 | Virginia | Don Cote is called for the reach on William Steinhoff - foul #1 on Don Cote, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Richard Cheshire (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) Bryan Lemire, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff, Joseph Kane | |
| 10:21 | Virginia | John Connors makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Guidry | 39-40 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Charles Krebs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG) Willy Hodges | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryan Lemire (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF), Joseph Kane (C) Nole Houlihan, John Fiske, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 09:49 | Virginia | John Connors misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse McCubbins - foul #1 on Jesse McCubbins, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF) Jesse McCubbins, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:49 | Virginia | John Connors misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:49 | Virginia | John Connors makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Don Cote comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 09:31 | Virginia | Joseph Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Connors | 39-43 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Richard Cheshire double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) Johnnie Lovell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruno Lewis (SG), John Fiske (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) Bryan Lemire, Kelvin Marti, Joseph Kane | |
| 08:13 | Virginia | Richard Cheshire is called for the reach on Joseph Nicholson - foul #2 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF) John Fiske | |
| 08:13 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Don Cote | 39-43 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's layup is rejected by Joseph Nicholson | 39-43 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Roy Seifert snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Roy Seifert clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Bruno Lewis - foul #1 on Bruno Lewis, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (PF) Roy Seifert, Don Cote | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (PF), Joseph Kane (C) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff, Joseph Nicholson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willy Hodges (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fiske (fresh) C - Joseph Kane (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Willy Hodges pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Joseph Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Joseph Kane hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (PF) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Bruno Lewis (SG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Henry, Nole Houlihan, John Fiske | |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Gary Pittman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnnie Lovell | 42-46 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Joseph Kane drills a jump hook from the left block set up by John Connors | 42-48 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 42-48 |
| 06:07 | Virginia | Joseph Kane snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | John Connors hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Joseph Kane tips it in | 42-50 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Don Cote (PF) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff, Joseph Kane | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Guidry - foul #2 on Joseph Guidry, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Bruno Lewis (SG), Joseph Kane (C) John Henry, Nole Houlihan, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:53 | Virginia | John Connors's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Rice | 42-50 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Roy Seifert is hacked by Bruno Lewis - foul #2 on Bruno Lewis, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), William Steinhoff (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, Kelvin Marti, Joseph Kane | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Don Cote hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | John Henry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Joseph Nicholson tips it in | 42-52 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Don Cote knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Hubert Gatlin | 45-52 |
| 03:45 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Roy Seifert snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 03:23 | Virginia | John Henry pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Gary Pittman is called for the reach on Nole Houlihan - foul #3 on Gary Pittman, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), John Fiske (PF), Joseph Kane (C) John Henry, William Steinhoff, Joseph Nicholson | |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:01 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Roy Seifert's floater is knocked away by John Fiske | 45-54 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Joseph Kane | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Virginia | Don Cote steals it from Joseph Guidry | 45-54 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Lawrence Rice is fouled on the floor by Joseph Guidry - foul #3 on Joseph Guidry, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruno Lewis (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF) Nole Houlihan, John Fiske | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Virginia | The short jumper by Joseph Kane is denied by Richard Cheshire | 47-54 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Roy Seifert gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF) Kelvin Marti | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | The jump hook by Joseph Kane is blocked by Gary Pittman | 47-54 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 01:04 | Rice | William Steinhoff takes the ball from Gary Pittman | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry is hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #4 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #11 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG) John Connors | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Roy Seifert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Virginia | John Henry is fouled on the floor by Gary Pittman - foul #4 on Gary Pittman, team foul #12 | 47-56 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | John Henry misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:55 | Virginia | John Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lawrence Rice can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | John Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | Roy Seifert is called for the reach on John Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Seifert, team foul #13 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:48 | Virginia | John Henry makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | John Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Richard Cheshire is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #14 | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | William Steinhoff knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Henry and he's hacked by Richard Cheshire - foul #4 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #15 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG) John Henry | |
| 00:17 | Virginia | William Steinhoff makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't finish the layup | 47-62 |
| 00:09 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Bruno Lewis | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | John Connors runs out the clock | 47-62 |