| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fresh) SG - Ignacio Flores (fresh) SF - Melvin Taylor (fresh) PF - Ryan Appleby (fresh) C - Gerard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Ohio | Antonio Doering double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Gobin | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Doering | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Charles Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | Antonio Doering makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Charles Smith is hacked by Antonio Doering in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Doering, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Michael Wheaton (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Clifton Crowder (PF), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Ignacio Flores, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Mosher - foul #1 on Richard Mosher, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Charles Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Henry Gobin | 5-9 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Charles Smith blocks the jumper by Richard Baker | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Richard Mosher tips it in | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee lays it in | 7-11 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Richard Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ignacio Flores (SG), Gary Burnside (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Baker, Clifton Crowder, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee loses the ball out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG) Michael Wheaton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Flores (fresh) SF - Gary Burnside (fresh) PF - Ryan Appleby (fresh) C - Gerard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Ferebee | 7-11 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:45 | Ohio | Gary Burnside clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Gobin | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Smith and he's hacked by Ignacio Flores - foul #1 on Ignacio Flores, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Michael Wheaton (SG), Melvin Taylor (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Richard Baker (C) Antonio Doering, Ignacio Flores, Gary Burnside, Ryan Appleby, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Richard Mosher snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Richard Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 14:09 | Ohio | Richard Mosher tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Charles Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Ferebee | 9-16 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:31 | Ohio | Richard Baker tips it back up and in | 11-16 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Ryan Appleby (PF) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor is fouled on the floor by Henry Gobin - foul #1 on Henry Gobin, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (C) Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:58 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Antonio Doering | 13-16 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 12:13 | Ohio | Harold Caraway blocks the short jumper by Melvin Taylor | 13-18 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3 from straight away | 13-18 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Antonio Doering comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Appleby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Crowder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | Melvin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Antonio Doering grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | Robert Kelly swats the short shot by Ryan Appleby | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Richard Mosher (PF), Gerard Johnson (C) Antonio Doering, Michael Wheaton, Melvin Taylor, Ryan Appleby, Clifton Crowder | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 09:44 | Rice | Robert Kelly banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Ferebee | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Richard Baker makes the jumper from close range | 17-20 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | Richard Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:07 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:53 | Ohio | Richard Baker drills a jumpshot from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 08:44 | Ohio | Gerard Johnson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 19-20 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Richard Baker is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Gary Burnside (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF) Jeffry Schuster, Richard Baker, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Henry Gobin is fouled on the floor by Gary Burnside - foul #1 on Gary Burnside, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the floater in the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:09 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerard Johnson | 19-20 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Kenneth Rumble steps in front of the Ryan Appleby pass | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Antonio Doering steps in front of the Charles Smith pass in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Ohio | Antonio Doering lays it in | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ignacio Flores (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Burnside (fresh) PF - Ryan Appleby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Ignacio Flores is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ignacio Flores, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Michael Wheaton (SG), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Ignacio Flores, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Robert Kelly's pass is intercepted by Jeffry Schuster | 21-20 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Michael Wheaton is whistled for a carry | 21-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG), Richard Baker (SF), Gerard Johnson (C) Jeffry Schuster, Gary Burnside, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ryan Appleby - foul #1 on Ryan Appleby, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Richard Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Doering | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Charles Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Charles Smith loses the dribble to Michael Wheaton | 24-24 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby can't throw it down but the foul's on Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Melvin Taylor (SF), Richard Mosher (C) Antonio Doering, Richard Baker, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble misses the dunk attempt | 26-24 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Harold Caraway hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 04:13 | Ohio | Henry Gobin is called for the reach on Melvin Taylor - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clifton Crowder (PF) Ryan Appleby | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Henry Gobin | |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Taylor | 26-26 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Wheaton | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeffry Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wheaton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifton Crowder (fresh) C - Richard Mosher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Green (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (very tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (very tired) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gary Burnside (PG), Ignacio Flores (SG), Gerard Johnson (C) Jeffry Schuster, Michael Wheaton, Richard Mosher | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF), Robert Kelly (PF) Charles Green, Kenneth Rumble | |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Clifton Crowder hits a floater from the baseline set up by Gary Burnside | 30-26 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Charles Smith double dribbles | 30-26 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffry Schuster (PG), Richard Baker (SF), Ryan Appleby (PF), Richard Mosher (C) Gary Burnside, Melvin Taylor, Clifton Crowder, Gerard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:28 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeffry Schuster | 32-26 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Harold Caraway is hacked by Richard Mosher - foul #2 on Richard Mosher, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio Doering (PG) Jeffry Schuster | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Henry Gobin | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Harold Caraway misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:10 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Harold Caraway is called for the reach on Antonio Doering - foul #1 on Harold Caraway, team foul #7 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Robert Kelly | |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Antonio Doering makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:26 | Ohio | Ryan Appleby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Caraway | 33-28 |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Ignacio Flores misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Antonio Doering misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Richard Mosher misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Henry Gobin clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-28 |