| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hone (fresh) SF - John Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jeleniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | John Odom inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Blake Bush - foul #1 on Blake Bush, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:44 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:44 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Blake Bush is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Blake Bush, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:03 | San Diego | William Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:45 | Rice | James Fleming hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Gerald Davies gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:56 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Gerald Davies hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 17:42 | San Diego | William Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 17:31 | Rice | James Fleming clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:29 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:22 | San Diego | William Johnson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 17:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 41-31 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Jim Johnson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Anthony O'Hearn | 43-31 |
| 16:54 | San Diego | William Johnson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Hone | 43-33 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Gerald Davies misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:36 | Rice | James Fleming misses the tip | 43-33 |
| 16:35 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 16:31 | San Diego | John Odom is hacked by Blake Bush - foul #3 on Blake Bush, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (SF), Brian Fajardo (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Gerald Davies, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | San Diego | Martin McDermott (PG), Roger Gist (SG), Curtis Perales (SF), Joseph Arguelles (PF), Antoine Tucker (C) William Johnson, Paul Hone, John Odom, Eric Sanders, David Jeleniewski | |
| 16:08 | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Gist | 43-36 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:56 | San Diego | Martin McDermott gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Wettstein (fresh) PF - Brian Fajardo (fresh) C - Rodney Coca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Martin McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Gist (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Perales (fresh) PF - Joseph Arguelles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Antoine Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | San Diego | Martin McDermott is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Joseph Arguelles steps in front of the Charles Hamilton pass | 43-36 |
| 15:17 | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Charles Hamilton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 15:09 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Joseph Arguelles | 43-36 |
| 14:50 | San Diego | Antoine Tucker clanks a jump hook from close range | 43-36 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:36 | San Diego | Roger Gist makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Antoine Tucker | 43-38 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Don Wettstein is hacked by Curtis Perales - foul #2 on Curtis Perales, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Blake Bush (C) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton, Don Wettstein, Brian Fajardo, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Johnson (PG), Paul Hone (SG), Raymond Hicks (SF), Eric Sanders (PF), David Jeleniewski (C) Martin McDermott, Roger Gist, Curtis Perales, Joseph Arguelles, Antoine Tucker | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Gerald Davies snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Blake Bush scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 13:37 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski is fouled on the floor by Blake Bush - foul #4 on Blake Bush, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:17 | San Diego | William Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 13:15 | San Diego | Eric Sanders tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Raymond Hicks takes the ball from James Fleming | 46-40 |
| 12:40 | San Diego | Eric Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Johnson | 46-43 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-43 |
| 12:16 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:12 | San Diego | Paul Hone is called for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Brian Fajardo (C) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | San Diego | John Odom (SF), Joseph Arguelles (C) Raymond Hicks, David Jeleniewski | |
| 11:48 | Rice | James Fleming connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph John | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Fajardo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Hone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Arguelles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | San Diego | John Odom is denied on a layup by Brian Fajardo | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sanders | 48-43 |
| 11:16 | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:14 | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:52 | San Diego | Eric Sanders misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joseph John - foul #2 on Joseph John, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Don Wettstein (SF), Rodney Coca (C) Joseph John, James Fleming, Gerald Davies | |
| Subs | San Diego | Martin McDermott (PG), Roger Gist (SG), David Jeleniewski (C) William Johnson, Paul Hone, Joseph Arguelles | |
| 10:52 | San Diego | Eric Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:52 | San Diego | Eric Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | San Diego | Roger Gist gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:25 | San Diego | Martin McDermott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Rodney Coca pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Brian Fajardo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Fajardo, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), James Cooper (SF) Charles Hamilton, Brian Fajardo | |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles (SF), Antoine Tucker (PF) John Odom, Eric Sanders | |
| 09:48 | San Diego | Martin McDermott connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Tucker | 48-46 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Jim Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:38 | San Diego | Antoine Tucker snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:32 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski blows the dunk | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | San Diego | Antoine Tucker grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:13 | San Diego | Jim Johnson picks off the pass by Antoine Tucker | 48-46 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 08:53 | San Diego | Martin McDermott pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:39 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Martin McDermott | 48-48 |
| 08:25 | Rice | James Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Gist - foul #2 on Roger Gist, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF) Anthony O'Hearn, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Johnson (PG), Paul Hone (SG), John Odom (SF) Martin McDermott, Roger Gist, David Jeleniewski | |
| 08:25 | Rice | James Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:25 | Rice | James Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:07 | San Diego | Antoine Tucker misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-48 |
| 08:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Davies | 50-48 |
| 07:52 | Rice | William Johnson is called for the reach on James Fleming - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Blake Bush (C) James Cooper, Jim Johnson, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Sanders (PF) Joseph Arguelles | |
| 07:42 | Rice | William Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph John - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph John (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Davies (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Hone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Antoine Tucker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Joseph John knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 52-48 |
| 07:24 | San Diego | William Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Blake Bush snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Joseph John is hacked by William Johnson - foul #5 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Martin McDermott (PG), Curtis Perales (SF), Clifton Adams (C) William Johnson, John Odom, Antoine Tucker | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Joseph John's floater is tipped away by Eric Sanders | 52-48 |
| 06:57 | San Diego | Eric Sanders pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:52 | San Diego | James Fleming picks off the pass by Eric Sanders | 52-48 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Charles Hamilton dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Fleming | 54-48 |
| 06:33 | San Diego | Martin McDermott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Charles Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Gerald Davies clanks a driving attempt from close range | 54-48 |
| 06:09 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Clifton Adams | 54-48 |
| 06:05 | San Diego | Curtis Perales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Sanders | 54-50 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Blake Bush misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Paul Hone | 54-50 |
| 05:47 | San Diego | Martin McDermott knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Sanders | 54-53 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | San Diego | John Odom (SF), David Jeleniewski (C) Curtis Perales, Clifton Adams | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Jim Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony O'Hearn | 57-53 |
| 05:10 | San Diego | Martin McDermott is fouled on the floor by Blake Bush - foul #5 on Blake Bush, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Fajardo (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:10 | San Diego | Martin McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:10 | San Diego | Martin McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn is hacked by Martin McDermott - foul #1 on Martin McDermott, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:35 | San Diego | John Odom makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Martin McDermott | 59-57 |
| 04:06 | Rice | James Fleming buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Johnson | 62-57 |
| 04:04 | San Diego | Anthony O'Hearn is called for the reach on Martin McDermott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony O'Hearn, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 04:04 | San Diego | Martin McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | San Diego | Martin McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Brian Fajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Brian Fajardo's floater is knocked away by David Jeleniewski | 62-58 |
| 03:46 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:41 | San Diego | John Odom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 62-58 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Jim Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Anthony O'Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fleming (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Davies (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Fajardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Martin McDermott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Odom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jeleniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rice | James Fleming hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony O'Hearn | 64-58 |
| 03:13 | San Diego | Martin McDermott blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony O'Hearn - foul #3 on Anthony O'Hearn, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), James Cooper (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Anthony O'Hearn, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Gerald Davies, Brian Fajardo | |
| Subs | San Diego | Roger Gist (SG), Curtis Perales (SF), Joseph Arguelles (PF), Antoine Tucker (C) Paul Hone, John Odom, Eric Sanders, David Jeleniewski | |
| 03:13 | San Diego | Martin McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:13 | San Diego | Martin McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Joseph John is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph John, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Paul Hone (SG) Martin McDermott | |
| 02:44 | San Diego | Roger Gist is fouled on the floor by Rodney Coca - foul #2 on Rodney Coca, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 02:44 | San Diego | Roger Gist makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:44 | San Diego | Roger Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Gerald Davies (PF), Brian Fajardo (C) Joseph John, Charles Hamilton, James Cooper, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | San Diego | Martin McDermott (PG), Eric Sanders (PF), David Jeleniewski (C) Roger Gist, Curtis Perales, Antoine Tucker | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Anthony O'Hearn connects on the floater from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 02:33 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | John Odom (SF) Joseph Arguelles | |
| 02:17 | San Diego | Eric Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 02:15 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski tips it home | 66-63 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 01:56 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski banks in the layup set up by John Odom | 66-65 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Gerald Davies hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-65 |
| 01:29 | Rice | James Fleming misses the tip | 66-65 |
| 01:27 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Eric Sanders | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | San Diego | Anthony O'Hearn is called for the reach on Eric Sanders - foul #4 on Anthony O'Hearn, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | San Diego | Eric Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:22 | San Diego | Eric Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Brian Fajardo tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gerald Davies tips it in | 68-67 |
| 00:32 | San Diego | John Odom hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Sanders | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the easy layup | 68-70 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Brian Fajardo tips it but misses | 68-70 |
| 00:20 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski is hacked by Anthony O'Hearn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony O'Hearn, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph John (PG) Anthony O'Hearn | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:19 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:19 | San Diego | David Jeleniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Fleming misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | John Odom gets the rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | San Diego | John Odom is hacked by Jim Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Johnson, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Joseph Arguelles (PF) Eric Sanders | |
| 00:09 | San Diego | John Odom misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | San Diego | John Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Sanders (PF) Joseph Arguelles | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:01 | San Diego | John Odom gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego | John Odom runs out the clock | 68-73 |