| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wesley Slater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lesley Repass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Robert Perkins inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass lays it in set up by Wesley Slater | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 19:33 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond Allen | 32-29 |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen's pass is intercepted by Reyes Garvey | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Paul Zosel hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Osbourn | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Emerson (SG), Adolph Sims (SF), Anthony Meredith (PF) Wesley Slater, Robert Perkins, Lesley Repass | |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Bobby Allison, Reyes Garvey | |
| 18:27 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:27 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Paul Zosel clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Adolph Sims - foul #2 on Adolph Sims, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edward Aust (C) Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| 18:05 | Rice | Paul Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Paul Zosel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:46 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Paul Zosel snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Paul Zosel is fouled on the floor by John Emerson - foul #1 on John Emerson, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lesley Repass (PF) Edward Aust | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Reyes Garvey (C) Vern Booze, Paul Zosel | |
| 17:19 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the shot near the basket | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:01 | Iowa State | Reyes Garvey denies the turnaround by Lesley Repass | 34-33 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Sean Havens gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Sean Havens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Lungwitz | 34-35 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Adolph Sims, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Slater (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Edward Aust (PF), Raymond Allen (C) John Emerson, Adolph Sims, Lesley Repass, Anthony Meredith | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Bobby Allison (PF) Michael Hardy, Raymon Zyskowski, Carl Lungwitz, Sean Havens | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Bobby Allison lays it up and in and he's fouled by Raymond Allen - foul #1 on Raymond Allen, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | James Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Vern Booze | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Peterson (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Wesley Slater (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Aust (fresh) C - Raymond Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 6 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Bobby Allison loses the dribble to Wesley Slater | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | Iowa State | Edward Aust buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wesley Slater | 37-38 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 37-38 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Reyes Garvey grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Bobby Allison buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Paul Zosel | 37-40 |
| 14:43 | Iowa State | Robert Perkins connects on the jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits a fadeaway near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:12 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 39-42 |
| 14:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reyes Garvey | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Vern Booze can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 14:00 | Iowa State | Robert Perkins gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:38 | Iowa State | Edward Aust misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Reyes Garvey pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Reyes Garvey lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Vern Booze | 39-44 |
| 12:58 | Iowa State | Robert Perkins misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Bobby Allison snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Vern Booze is fouled in the backcourt by James Peterson - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Stultz (PG), John Emerson (SG), Adolph Sims (SF), Lesley Repass (PF), Anthony Meredith (C) James Peterson, Wesley Slater, Robert Perkins, Edward Aust, Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Sean Havens (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel, Bobby Allison, Reyes Garvey | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz's fadeaway is rejected by Adolph Sims | 39-44 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz tips it in | 39-46 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass is fouled on the floor by Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| 12:06 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #4 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Ralph Freitas | |
| 12:06 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:06 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 40-49 |
| 11:35 | Iowa State | John Emerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lionel Wade (SF) Anthony Meredith | |
| Subs | Rice | Reyes Garvey (C) Carl Lungwitz | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Claude Stultz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Emerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lionel Wade (fresh) PF - Lesley Repass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adolph Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Sean Havens misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | Claude Stultz grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:47 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass lays it up and in | 42-49 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 10:26 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Claude Stultz | 42-49 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 10:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymon Zyskowski | 42-49 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Sean Havens can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:58 | Iowa State | John Emerson snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:56 | Iowa State | Claude Stultz double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Slater (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Anthony Meredith (PF), Raymond Allen (C) John Emerson, Lionel Wade, Lesley Repass, Adolph Sims | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Raymon Zyskowski, Sean Havens, Reyes Garvey | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Paul Zosel buries a jumper from the right block set up by Charles Osbourn | 42-51 |
| 09:10 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Peterson (PG) Claude Stultz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Vern Booze's pass is intercepted by Wesley Slater in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | James Peterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Slater | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Charles Osbourn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edward Aust (C) Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Reyes Garvey (C) Carl Lungwitz | |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | James Peterson clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Vern Booze - foul #1 on Vern Booze, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lionel Wade (SG), Lesley Repass (PF) Wesley Slater, Anthony Meredith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | James Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Paul Zosel is fouled on the floor by Robert Perkins - foul #2 on Robert Perkins, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Stultz (PG), Adolph Sims (SF) James Peterson, Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Lionel Wade steps in front of the Vern Booze pass | 45-51 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Bobby Allison is called for the reach on Lionel Wade - foul #2 on Bobby Allison, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Slater (SG), Raymond Allen (C) Lionel Wade, Edward Aust | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Ralph Freitas (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Bobby Allison, Reyes Garvey | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Claude Stultz (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Slater (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adolph Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Lesley Repass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-51 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Ralph Freitas scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bone | 45-53 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #5 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Peterson (PG), John Emerson (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Anthony Meredith (C) Claude Stultz, Wesley Slater, Adolph Sims, Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Sean Havens (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Vern Booze lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 47-55 |
| 05:46 | Iowa State | Lesley Repass knocks in the runner from close range set up by Anthony Meredith | 49-55 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Charles Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Sean Havens grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Charles Osbourn hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Vern Booze and he's hacked by John Emerson - foul #2 on John Emerson, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Slater (SG), Lionel Wade (SF), Edward Aust (PF), Raymond Allen (C) John Emerson, Robert Perkins, Lesley Repass, Anthony Meredith | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Reyes Garvey (C) Vern Booze, Bobby Allison | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:10 | Iowa State | James Peterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Sean Havens's layup is rejected by Edward Aust | 49-58 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Reyes Garvey can't tip it in | 49-58 |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Raymond Allen gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:36 | Iowa State | Wesley Slater is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wesley Slater, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Stultz (PG) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF) Charles Osbourn, Raymon Zyskowski, Sean Havens | |
| 04:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 04:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hardy | 49-58 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hardy and he's fouled by Wesley Slater - foul #2 on Wesley Slater, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Emerson (SG), Adolph Sims (SF), Anthony Meredith (PF) Wesley Slater, Lionel Wade, Edward Aust | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Iowa State | John Emerson misses the easy layup | 49-61 |
| 03:42 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith tips it home | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Vern Booze hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Lungwitz | 51-64 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | John Emerson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bone - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Peterson (PG) Claude Stultz | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Sean Havens (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Jeffrey Bone, Carl Lungwitz, Reyes Garvey | |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | John Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | John Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Allen | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. SG - John Emerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adolph Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Allison (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | John Emerson is fouled on the floor by Sean Havens - foul #2 on Sean Havens, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lesley Repass (PF) Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SF) Paul Zosel | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | John Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | John Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Sean Havens pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:52 | Rice | The jump hook by Charles Osbourn is blocked by Lesley Repass | 53-64 |
| 02:51 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Adolph Sims | 53-64 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith banks in the layup set up by James Peterson | 55-64 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Vern Booze comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 02:18 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:02 | Iowa State | James Peterson makes the floater from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Stultz (PG), Lionel Wade (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Edward Aust (C) James Peterson, John Emerson, Adolph Sims, Lesley Repass | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (C) Bobby Allison | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz connects on the open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Vern Booze | 57-66 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Peterson (PG), Wesley Slater (SG), Lesley Repass (PF), Raymond Allen (C) Claude Stultz, Lionel Wade, Anthony Meredith, Edward Aust | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Raymon Zyskowski, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Vern Booze steps in front of the Wesley Slater pass | 57-66 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Vern Booze hits the finger roll | 57-68 |
| 01:11 | Iowa State | Wesley Slater misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Reyes Garvey snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison is hacked by Raymond Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Allen, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Stultz (PG), John Emerson (SG), Adolph Sims (SF), Anthony Meredith (PF), Edward Aust (C) James Peterson, Wesley Slater, Robert Perkins, Lesley Repass, Raymond Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel, Reyes Garvey | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Adolph Sims banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Emerson | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Edward Aust is called for the reach on Carl Lungwitz - foul #2 on Edward Aust, team foul #11 | 59-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Anthony Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | John Emerson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Havens - foul #3 on Sean Havens, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | John Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | John Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Hardy runs out the clock | 61-71 |