| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Joe Aust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bechtol (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Wiliams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King inbounds the ball | 49-21 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #1 | 49-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 49-21 |
| 19:40 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 50-21 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Smith | 50-24 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina A&T | Henry Wiliams comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #2 | 50-24 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina A&T | Henry Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 51-24 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina A&T | Henry Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-24 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the board | 51-24 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Anthony Hurst is called for the reach on Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Anthony Hurst, team foul #1 | 51-24 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones (PF) Anthony Hurst | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:28 | Rice | Henry Gobin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-24 |
| 18:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rumble | 51-24 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble buries a jump hook from the left block | 51-26 |
| 18:01 | North Carolina A&T | Joe Aust misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-26 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee snags the defensive board | 51-26 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Gobin | 51-28 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Bechtol comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe (PG), Eric Delariva (SF), Anthony Hurst (PF), Gregory Montague (C) Joe Aust, Brian King, Mark Jones, Henry Wiliams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:14 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Bechtol makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Bechtol makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the easy layup | 53-28 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-28 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Bechtol - foul #2 on Thomas Bechtol, team foul #2 | 53-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Tapley (SG) Thomas Bechtol | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:17 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 1st free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 16:17 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst snags the defensive board | 53-28 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Rumble | 53-28 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 53-28 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold (C) Gregory Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:56 | North Carolina A&T | Harold Caraway swats the layup by Eric Delariva | 53-28 |
| 15:54 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Norman Donahoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Tapley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Delariva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Arnold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold knocks in the runner from close range set up by Norman Donahoe | 55-28 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley (PG), Brian King (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Norman Donahoe, Eric Delariva, Anthony Hurst | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| 15:08 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Arnold, team foul #3 | 55-28 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Rumble | 55-31 |
| 14:16 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King misses the turnaround from the right block | 55-31 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee gets the rebound | 55-31 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-31 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses the tip | 55-31 |
| 13:44 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Brian King | 55-31 |
| 13:37 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King lays it up and in | 57-31 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Charles Smith is wide open and slams it home | 57-33 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Rumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #4 | 59-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joe Aust (PG), Norman Donahoe (SG), Gregory Montague (PF), Henry Wiliams (C) Christopher McKenley, Michael Tapley, Brian King, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 13:07 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold makes the free throw | 60-33 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-33 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold snags the defensive board | 60-33 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Smith steps in front of the Joe Aust pass | 60-33 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is open and buries a jumper from close range set up by Henry Gobin | 60-35 |
| 11:53 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Ferebee steps in front of the Gregory Montague pass | 60-35 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Charles Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Ferebee | 60-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Joe Aust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Donahoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Arnold (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Montague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Wiliams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Aust | 63-37 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Bechtol (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Anthony Hurst (PF) Norman Donahoe, Bruce Arnold, Gregory Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 63-39 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Smith steals the ball from Henry Wiliams | 63-39 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Henry Gobin hits the finger roll set up by Charles Smith | 63-41 |
| 10:40 | North Carolina A&T | Thomas Bechtol is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley (PG), Brian King (SF), Eric Delariva (C) Joe Aust, Mark Jones, Henry Wiliams | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 10:21 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva misses short on a jumper in the lane | 63-41 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst tips it back up and in | 65-41 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-41 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the offensive board | 65-41 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Eric Delariva swats the layup by Henry Gobin | 65-41 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the offensive board | 65-41 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble is called for traveling | 65-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joe Aust (PG), Norman Donahoe (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Gregory Montague (PF), Henry Wiliams (C) Christopher McKenley, Thomas Bechtol, Brian King, Anthony Hurst, Eric Delariva | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 08:45 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-41 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe grabs the offensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 08:33 | North Carolina A&T | Joe Aust misses the floater from the free throw line | 65-41 |
| 08:31 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague tips it home | 67-41 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee's pass is intercepted by Joe Aust in the backcourt | 67-41 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Norman Donahoe | 69-41 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Gregory Montague picks off the pass by Robert Kelly | 69-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Joe Aust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Donahoe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gregory Montague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Wiliams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #4 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 69-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley (PG), Michael Tapley (SG), Brian King (SF), Anthony Hurst (PF) Joe Aust, Norman Donahoe, Mark Jones, Gregory Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #7 | 69-41 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King misses the 1st free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina A&T | Brian King makes the 2nd free throw | 70-41 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-41 |
| 07:04 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Hurst grabs the board | 70-41 |
| 06:50 | North Carolina A&T | Henry Wiliams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Tapley | 72-41 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-41 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina A&T | Henry Wiliams grabs the board | 72-41 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #5 on Charles Smith, team foul #8 | 72-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe (SG), Eric Delariva (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Gregory Montague (C) Michael Tapley, Brian King, Anthony Hurst, Henry Wiliams | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Harold Caraway (C) Charles Smith, Kenneth Rumble | |
| 06:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley makes the 1st free throw | 73-41 |
| 06:17 | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-41 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 73-41 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Charles Green is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #4 | 73-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Tapley (SG) Christopher McKenley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-41 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague pulls down the rebound | 73-41 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Green - foul #3 on Charles Green, team foul #9 | 73-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bruce Arnold (C) Michael Tapley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 1st free throw | 74-41 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 2nd free throw | 75-41 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-41 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague snags the defensive board | 75-41 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Ferebee - foul #4 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #10 | 75-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG), Kenneth Rumble (C) Charles Green, Harold Caraway | |
| 04:32 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 76-41 |
| 04:32 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 76-41 |
| 04:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 76-41 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-41 |
| 04:14 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Mark Jones | 78-41 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-41 |
| 03:45 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rumble | 78-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Norman Donahoe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Delariva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Montague (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ricky Trudell (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (very tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (very tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #4 on Mark Jones, team foul #5 | 78-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Tapley (SG) Bruce Arnold | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Ricky Trudell | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 78-41 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 78-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #4 on Robert Kelly, team foul #11 | 78-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Christopher McKenley (PG) Eric Delariva | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Harold Caraway | |
| 03:14 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe misses the 1st free throw | 78-42 |
| 03:14 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 2nd free throw | 79-42 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses long on a floater from the baseline | 79-42 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague snags the defensive board | 79-42 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #12 | 79-42 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 1st free throw | 80-42 |
| 02:53 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 2nd free throw | 81-42 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Norman Donahoe picks off the pass by Charles Green in the backcourt | 81-42 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones is denied on a layup by Kenneth Rumble | 81-42 |
| 02:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rumble | 81-42 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-42 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the offensive rebound | 81-42 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Mark Jones swats the short shot by Robert Kelly | 81-42 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Jones grabs the board | 81-42 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #5 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #13 | 81-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva (SF), Bruce Arnold (C) Michael Tapley, Gregory Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG), Harold Caraway (C) Thomas Ferebee, Kenneth Rumble | |
| 02:10 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 1st free throw | 82-42 |
| 02:10 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe makes the 2nd free throw | 83-42 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Robert Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-42 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Tapley (SG), Gregory Montague (C) Christopher McKenley, Bruce Arnold | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 01:23 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Rumble steps in front of the Norman Donahoe pass | 83-42 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Gregory Montague swats the short shot by Robert Kelly | 83-42 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague gets the rebound | 83-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Mark Jones | 85-42 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Norman Donahoe steps in front of the Joseph Barnhill pass in the backcourt | 85-42 |
| 00:50 | North Carolina A&T | Eric Delariva lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Donahoe | 87-42 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Henry Gobin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 87-44 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Tapley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 87-44 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Green grabs the board | 87-44 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly is open but misses the lay-in | 87-44 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Montague snags the defensive board | 87-44 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | Norman Donahoe runs out the clock | 87-44 |