| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Charles Cotner (fresh) SG - Grover Howard (fresh) SF - Willard Davis (fresh) PF - Claude Brandt (fresh) C - Paul Wadsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Duquesne | William Quintanilla steals the ball from Grover Howard | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Charles Cotner is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Charles Cotner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Wadsworth - foul #1 on Paul Wadsworth, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3rd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner misses short on a floater from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Duquesne | Willard Davis pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Duquesne | Willard Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Rice | William Quintanilla throws it down on a great pass from Willy Hodges | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Brandt | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Willard Davis | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Willy Hodges is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Willy Hodges, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:02 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Duquesne | Willard Davis is hacked by Willy Hodges - foul #2 on Willy Hodges, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Steven Chambers (SF), Thomas Neal (PF), Charles Harper (C) Charles Cotner, Willard Davis, Claude Brandt, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 16:27 | Duquesne | Charles Harper makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Grover Howard | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Joseph Enright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:14 | Rice | James Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Joseph Enright drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Barnes | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Randal Brock (fresh) SG - Grover Howard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Chambers (fresh) PF - Thomas Neal (fresh) C - Charles Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Duquesne | Charles Harper is whistled for a carry | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Tony Richter (SG) Grover Howard | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Thomas Neal steps in front of the James Barnes pass | 9-8 |
| 15:34 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal misses long on a shot near the basket | 9-8 |
| 15:33 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Jacob Newsom hits a turnaround in the paint | 11-10 |
| 15:02 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 15:01 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | Duquesne | Charles Harper misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Cotner (PG), Grover Howard (SG), Willard Davis (SF), Paul Wadsworth (C) Randal Brock, Tony Richter, Steven Chambers, Thomas Neal | |
| 14:43 | Duquesne | Charles Harper makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:43 | Duquesne | Charles Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Charles Krebs tips it home | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | Duquesne | Willard Davis is fouled on the floor by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Burns (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Claude Brandt (PF) Charles Harper | |
| 13:47 | Duquesne | Willard Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-11 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Charles Krebs is fouled on the floor by Paul Wadsworth - foul #2 on Paul Wadsworth, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Thomas Neal (C) Paul Wadsworth | |
| 13:21 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Willard Davis - foul #1 on Willard Davis, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF) Paul Burns | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 13:21 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:21 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:01 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner is whistled for a carry | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG) Charles Cotner | |
| 12:48 | Rice | William Quintanilla drills a jumper from the right side | 17-11 |
| 12:24 | Duquesne | Willard Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Enright - foul #1 on Joseph Enright, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (C) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Tony Richter (SG) Grover Howard | |
| 12:24 | Duquesne | Willard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:24 | Duquesne | Willard Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Joseph Enright is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Steven Chambers (SF) Willard Davis | |
| 11:57 | Duquesne | Tony Richter loses the ball out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Charles Krebs (C) Joseph Enright, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Cotner (PG) Randal Brock | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) SG - James Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Charles Cotner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Richter (fresh) SF - Steven Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Brandt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Neal (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Tony Richter picks off the pass by Dustin Snow | 17-12 |
| 11:26 | Duquesne | Tony Richter is hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Harper (C) Thomas Neal | |
| 11:12 | Duquesne | Charles Cotner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:06 | Rice | James Barnes is hacked by Claude Brandt - foul #1 on Claude Brandt, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Gregory Dejesus, James Barnes, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Grover Howard (SG) Tony Richter | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Cotner - foul #2 on Charles Cotner, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG) Charles Cotner | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:38 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Charles Harper takes the ball from William Quintanilla | 19-12 |
| 10:05 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randal Brock and he's hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), Jacob Newsom (C) Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Willard Davis (SF) Claude Brandt | |
| 10:05 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers misses the free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 09:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 21-15 |
| 09:48 | Duquesne | Grover Howard buries a floater from the left wing set up by Randal Brock | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin loses the dribble to Randal Brock | 21-17 |
| 09:28 | Duquesne | Randal Brock hits the finger roll | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 09:08 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Randal Brock | 21-19 |
| 09:04 | Duquesne | Randal Brock banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Chambers | 21-21 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 08:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't tip it in | 21-21 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Joseph Enright can't tip it in | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Duquesne | Steven Chambers pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:26 | Duquesne | Charles Harper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Joseph Enright pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Enright | 23-21 |
| 08:00 | Duquesne | Jacob Newsom steals it from Charles Harper | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Randal Brock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Chambers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 07:37 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Steven Chambers | 23-21 |
| 07:32 | Duquesne | Grover Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-21 |
| 07:31 | Duquesne | Willard Davis grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:15 | Duquesne | Willard Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Chambers | 23-23 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Steven Chambers - foul #1 on Steven Chambers, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Dehoyos (PG), Tony Richter (SG), Claude Brandt (PF), Thomas Neal (C) Randal Brock, Grover Howard, Steven Chambers, Charles Harper | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:57 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:52 | Duquesne | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Neal is blocked by Charles Krebs | 23-23 |
| 06:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Snow | 23-23 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-23 |
| 06:34 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:19 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Barnes | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Dehoyos - foul #1 on Paul Dehoyos, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:43 | Duquesne | Willard Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:29 | Duquesne | Thomas Neal's pass is intercepted by Gary Pittman | 23-23 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Charles Krebs drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dustin Snow | 25-23 |
| 04:45 | Duquesne | Willard Davis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 25-23 |
| 04:43 | Duquesne | Willard Davis tips it home | 25-25 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Werner Peabody is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Paul Burns (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Gary Pittman, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Grover Howard (SG) Paul Dehoyos, Tony Richter | |
| 04:25 | Duquesne | Jacob Newsom steals it from Willard Davis | 25-25 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom dunks the ball set up by Paul Burns | 27-25 |
| 03:42 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt is hacked by Paul Burns - foul #1 on Paul Burns, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Gregory Dejesus, James Barnes, Dustin Snow, Paul Burns | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Charles Cotner (PG), Paul Wadsworth (C) Randal Brock, Willard Davis | |
| 03:42 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:42 | Duquesne | Claude Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Charles Cotner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Grover Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Neal (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Claude Brandt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Wadsworth (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Neal - foul #1 on Thomas Neal, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Tony Richter (SF) Thomas Neal | |
| 03:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:11 | Duquesne | Tony Richter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Joseph Enright's layup is rejected by Paul Wadsworth | 28-27 |
| 02:39 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 02:33 | Duquesne | Tony Richter pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 02:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 01:53 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the turnaround from the left block | 28-27 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 01:22 | Rice | William Quintanilla's floater is knocked away by Claude Brandt | 28-27 |
| 01:21 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 01:14 | Duquesne | Paul Wadsworth makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-29 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:56 | Duquesne | Tony Richter snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:27 | Duquesne | Grover Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Cotner and the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), James Barnes (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Joseph Enright, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Randal Brock (PG), Steven Chambers (SF), Thomas Neal (PF), Charles Harper (C) Charles Cotner, Tony Richter, Claude Brandt, Paul Wadsworth | |
| 00:27 | Duquesne | Grover Howard misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 28-31 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Charles Harper takes the ball from James Barnes | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | Charles Harper misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-31 |