| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Brian Shipton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Schaeffer (fresh) SF - Barry Farley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cameron Caro (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Studer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Barry Farley inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-27 |
| 19:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Ralph Freitas clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Cameron Caro - foul #2 on Cameron Caro, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:57 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:57 | South Florida | Barry Farley makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | South Florida | Barry Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:43 | Rice | The short jumper by Charles Osbourn is denied by Cameron Caro | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Charles Osbourn snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Rice | John Cowling loses the dribble to John Studer | 32-29 |
| 18:12 | South Florida | Cameron Caro misses the runner near the basket | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Cameron Caro swats the layup by John Cowling | 32-29 |
| 18:03 | South Florida | Cameron Caro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:43 | South Florida | Barry Farley comes up short on the runner near the basket | 32-29 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Barry Farley steals it from Michael Hardy | 32-29 |
| 17:25 | South Florida | Brian Shipton misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Ralph Freitas snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Michael Hardy connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Brian Shipton - foul #2 on Brian Shipton, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | South Florida | Cameron Caro snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:51 | South Florida | Brian Shipton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bobby Allison - foul #3 on Bobby Allison, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) John Cowling, Bobby Allison | |
| 16:51 | South Florida | Brian Shipton makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:51 | South Florida | Brian Shipton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | South Florida | Brian Shipton pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:03 | South Florida | Barry Farley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Barry Farley steals it from Jeffrey Bone | 33-31 |
| 15:36 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses the lay-in | 33-31 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Brian Shipton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Schaeffer (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Farley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Caro (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 5 blk. C - John Studer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 15:11 | South Florida | Barry Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:48 | South Florida | Barry Farley throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Shipton and the foul's on Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), John Cowling (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas, Richard Thomas | |
| 14:48 | South Florida | Barry Farley makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 14:18 | South Florida | Brian Shipton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Matthew Kerr grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Matthew Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 13:47 | South Florida | Barry Farley hits a driving attempt in the paint | 38-31 |
| 13:29 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:03 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Michael Hardy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 12:36 | South Florida | John Studer pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:18 | South Florida | Jeffrey Bone is called for the reach on Daniel Schaeffer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Edmundo Gallo (C) John Studer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Ralph Freitas (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Matthew Kerr | |
| 12:07 | South Florida | Bobby Allison is called for the reach on Daniel Schaeffer - foul #4 on Bobby Allison, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (PG) Bobby Allison | |
| 11:45 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Schaeffer - foul #3 on Daniel Schaeffer, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | South Florida | Tim Santacruz (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Shawn Hinson (SF), Ken Hutzler (PF) Brian Shipton, Daniel Schaeffer, Barry Farley, Cameron Caro | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG) John Cowling | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Tim Santacruz (fresh) SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SF - Shawn Hinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ken Hutzler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edmundo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | South Florida | Ken Hutzler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Michael Hardy is hacked by Tim Santacruz - foul #1 on Tim Santacruz, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brian Shipton (PG), Barry Farley (SF) Tim Santacruz, Shawn Hinson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Osbourn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Thomas | 38-38 |
| 10:05 | South Florida | Barry Farley loses the dribble to Michael Hardy | 38-38 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer (SG), Cameron Caro (PF), John Studer (C) Carl Johnson, Ken Hutzler, Edmundo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), John Cowling (SF), Matthew Kerr (C) Michael Hardy, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Matthew Kerr pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:40 | Rice | John Cowling misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Matthew Kerr grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Charles Osbourn clanks a jumper near the basket | 38-38 |
| 09:23 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Brian Shipton | 38-38 |
| 09:04 | South Florida | Barry Farley knocks in the shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 08:58 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Charles Osbourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Matthew Kerr buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Bone | 40-40 |
| 08:09 | South Florida | Barry Farley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 08:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Kerr | 40-40 |
| 07:54 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-40 |
| 07:53 | South Florida | Cameron Caro gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:39 | South Florida | John Studer clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | Tim Santacruz (PG), Shawn Hinson (SF) Brian Shipton, Barry Farley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 07:39 | South Florida | John Studer makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:39 | South Florida | John Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Ralph Freitas lays it in | 42-42 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Tim Santacruz (fresh) SG - Daniel Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shawn Hinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cameron Caro (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 5 blk. C - John Studer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | South Florida | John Studer's floater is tipped away by Bobby Allison | 42-42 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Studer - foul #2 on John Studer, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Johnson (SG), Ken Hutzler (PF), Edmundo Gallo (C) Daniel Schaeffer, Cameron Caro, John Studer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF) Michael Hardy, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:07 | South Florida | John Cowling denies the turnaround by Edmundo Gallo | 42-43 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Charles Osbourn gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Cowling | 42-46 |
| 05:50 | South Florida | Ken Hutzler travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brian Shipton (PG), Barry Farley (SF) Tim Santacruz, Shawn Hinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Michael Hardy double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Kerr (C) Bobby Allison | |
| 05:31 | South Florida | Brian Shipton hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Farley | 44-46 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer (SG), Cameron Caro (PF) Carl Johnson, Ken Hutzler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Barry Farley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Studer (C) Edmundo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Barry Farley makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Barry Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Cowling drills a shot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 04:18 | South Florida | Barry Farley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 03:53 | South Florida | Barry Farley snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 03:32 | South Florida | Brian Shipton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Michael Hardy grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 03:14 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 03:13 | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Brian Shipton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Barry Farley (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Caro (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 5 blk. C - John Studer (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | South Florida | Barry Farley is called for 3 seconds | 48-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | Carl Johnson (SG), Ken Hutzler (PF), Edmundo Gallo (C) Daniel Schaeffer, Cameron Caro, John Studer | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer (SG), Cameron Caro (PF) Carl Johnson, Ken Hutzler | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 02:38 | South Florida | Cameron Caro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:31 | South Florida | Barry Farley hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Shipton | 51-48 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 02:06 | South Florida | Edmundo Gallo snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 01:42 | South Florida | Richard Thomas denies the turnaround by Edmundo Gallo | 51-48 |
| 01:40 | South Florida | Cameron Caro grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:23 | South Florida | Barry Farley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Studer (C) Edmundo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| 01:00 | Rice | John Studer is called for the reach on Matthew Kerr - foul #3 on John Studer, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Matthew Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Matthew Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | South Florida | John Studer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 00:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Kerr | 51-50 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Michael Hardy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 00:34 | South Florida | John Studer gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | South Florida | John Studer is hacked by Michael Hardy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hardy, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| 00:31 | South Florida | John Studer makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:31 | South Florida | John Studer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Osbourn | 52-50 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Daniel Schaeffer - foul #4 on Daniel Schaeffer, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:08 | South Florida | Charles Osbourn is called for the reach on Daniel Schaeffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 00:08 | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | South Florida | Daniel Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Michael Hardy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | John Studer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | John Studer is hacked by Charles Osbourn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #11 | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | John Studer makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | John Studer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Hardy comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 56-51 |