| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Renaud (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Warren Miller inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | David Mills is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erick Washington (PG), William Callahan (SG) Paul Perkins, David Mills | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Gary Pittman is called for the reach on Michael Stewart - foul #3 on Gary Pittman, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (C) Gary Pittman | |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Warren Miller hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Callahan | 41-24 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Richard Cheshire comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-24 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | Michael Stewart gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Warren Miller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #3 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Warren Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Warren Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Don Cote banks in the layup | 43-26 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Michael Stewart is hacked by Johnnie Lovell - foul #2 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #4 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Perkins (PG) Erick Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Warren Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Richard Cheshire grabs the defensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 17:52 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Richard Cheshire is blocked by Elmer Renaud | 43-26 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Don Cote tips it in | 43-28 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | William Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-28 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Paul Perkins can't tip it in | 43-28 |
| 17:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rice | 43-28 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Richard Cheshire is whistled for a carry | 43-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Mills (PG), Erick Washington (SF) Paul Perkins, Warren Miller | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Don Cote, Richard Cheshire | |
| 16:51 | Columbia | David Mills misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Erick Washington grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Michael Stewart can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 43-28 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Lawrence Rice gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Perkins (PG) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF) Jesse McCubbins, Lawrence Rice | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | Erick Washington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-30 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Roy Seifert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Renaud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - Don Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Paul Perkins is called for the reach on Roy Seifert - foul #2 on Paul Perkins, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Callahan (SG), Michael Lor (SF) Paul Perkins, Erick Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Roy Seifert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Elmer Renaud - foul #3 on Elmer Renaud, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Perkins (PG) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | David Mills is hacked by Don Cote - foul #2 on Don Cote, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Miller (SF) Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Richard Cheshire | |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Michael Stewart can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-31 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Don Cote pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-31 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Gary Pittman tips it but misses | 43-31 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Don Cote tips it in | 43-33 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Paul Perkins's pass is intercepted by Roy Seifert in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Roy Seifert banks in the layup | 43-35 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | David Mills clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Renaud | 43-35 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Paul Perkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Warren Miller | 46-35 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Lawrence Rice can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Elmer Renaud grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Warren Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erick Washington (PG), William Callahan (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Stacey Colquitt (PF), Christopher Dryden (C) Paul Perkins, David Mills, Warren Miller, Michael Stewart, Elmer Renaud | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Willy Hodges clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Christopher Dryden snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Michael Lor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Erick Washington | 49-35 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Erick Washington is called for the reach on Lawrence Rice - foul #1 on Erick Washington, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Perkins (PG), Elmer Renaud (C) Michael Lor, Christopher Dryden | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG) Lawrence Rice | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Elmer Renaud pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Stacey Colquitt drills a shot in the paint set up by Erick Washington | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Stacey Colquitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Renaud (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Hodges (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Paul Perkins steps in front of the Willy Hodges pass | 51-35 |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Richard Cheshire takes the ball from Erick Washington | 51-35 |
| 11:07 | Rice | William Callahan picks off the pass by Jesse McCubbins | 51-35 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Paul Perkins knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Callahan | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Stacey Colquitt steals it from Johnnie Lovell | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Erick Washington hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stacey Colquitt | 56-35 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-35 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the offensive board | 56-35 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Richard Cheshire knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 09:28 | Columbia | Erick Washington can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the board | 56-37 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-37 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Richard Cheshire gets the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Willy Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 09:01 | Columbia | Erick Washington snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Erick Washington's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Lovell | 56-37 |
| 08:45 | Rice | William Callahan takes the ball from Johnnie Lovell | 56-37 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Erick Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Cheshire - foul #1 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Mills (SG), Warren Miller (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Christopher Dryden (C) Paul Perkins, William Callahan, Stacey Colquitt, Elmer Renaud | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Johnnie Lovell, Richard Cheshire, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Erick Washington misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Erick Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Lawrence Rice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Erick Washington grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Warren Miller is fouled on the floor by Don Cote - foul #3 on Don Cote, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Lor (SG) Erick Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Warren Miller makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Warren Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dryden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses short on a shot from the right side | 59-37 |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Michael Lor snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Warren Miller misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #1 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Perkins (PG) Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Warren Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Warren Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Paul Perkins snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | Michael Stewart's pass is intercepted by Roy Seifert | 60-37 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Don Cote misses the lay-in | 60-37 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Don Cote pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Lawrence Rice comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 60-37 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Christopher Dryden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Christopher Dryden knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 62-37 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Gary Pittman is fouled on the floor by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erick Washington (PG), William Callahan (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Stacey Colquitt (PF) Paul Perkins, David Mills, Warren Miller, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Richard Cheshire comes up short on the runner from close range | 62-37 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the offensive board | 62-37 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-37 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Erick Washington is hacked by Johnnie Lovell - foul #3 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #9 | 62-37 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Erick Washington misses the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Richard Cheshire grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Richard Cheshire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Lasalle (PF) Stacey Colquitt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:04 | Columbia | William Callahan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Erick Washington | 65-37 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Richard Cheshire hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Johnnie Lovell | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Michael Lor banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Callahan | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erick Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Callahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Lasalle (fresh) C - Christopher Dryden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cheshire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willy Hodges (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Richard Cheshire knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 67-42 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | William Callahan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-42 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jesse McCubbins and the foul's on William Callahan - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stacey Colquitt (PF) Jerry Lasalle | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Erick Washington misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Willy Hodges drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Christopher Dryden - foul #1 on Christopher Dryden, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Erick Washington knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Dryden | 69-48 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-48 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Erick Washington can't finish the layup | 69-48 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Michael Lor clanks a floater near the basket | 69-51 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Michael Lor picks off the pass by Johnnie Lovell | 69-51 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | William Callahan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Lor | 71-51 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses short on a jumper from the left block | 71-51 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Stacey Colquitt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Christopher Dryden knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stacey Colquitt and he's fouled by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #10 | 73-51 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Christopher Dryden makes the free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-51 |