| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jackie Loman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent McComish (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jackie Loman, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 19:22 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 19:17 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Robert Kelly's floater is tipped away by Vincent McComish | 35-21 |
| 19:08 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:55 | Southern Methodist | Henry Gobin denies the turnaround by David Snyder | 35-21 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| 18:10 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder's pass is intercepted by Henry Gobin | 35-21 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Henry Gobin lays it up and in | 35-23 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Rumble | 37-26 |
| 17:24 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Markus Pontius | 39-26 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Vincent McComish grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:42 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman gets the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jackie Loman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent McComish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Vincent McComish is denied by Robert Kelly | 39-29 |
| 15:39 | Southern Methodist | Vincent McComish can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Gobin | 39-32 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 41-32 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson (SF), Jay Clark (PF), James Swift (C) Andre Bruno, David Snyder, Vincent McComish | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 14:39 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Charles Smith can't tip it in | 42-35 |
| 14:10 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jay Clark | 42-35 |
| 13:57 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Jackie Loman picks off the pass by Thomas Ferebee | 42-35 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Robert Kelly blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | James Swift snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | James Swift can't throw it down but he's fouled by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Jackie Loman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | James Swift makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | James Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Harold Caraway is fouled on the floor by James Swift - foul #1 on James Swift, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG), Andre Bruno (SF), David Snyder (PF) Markus Pontius, Rodney Pederson, Jay Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | James Swift snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Swift (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the shot in the paint | 46-35 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG), Jackie Loman (SG), Vincent McComish (C) Michael Whitmore, Hans Zweig, James Swift | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Henry Gobin | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Vincent McComish gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:10 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the turnaround in the lane | 46-37 |
| 11:09 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackie Loman | 49-37 |
| 10:32 | Rice | David Snyder swats the layup by Robert Kelly | 49-37 |
| 10:30 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Vincent McComish | 51-37 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Robert Kelly is fouled on the floor by David Snyder - foul #2 on David Snyder, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson (SF), Jay Clark (PF) Andre Bruno, David Snyder | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Harold Caraway | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-37 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 09:25 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark can't finish the layup | 51-39 |
| 09:24 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Charles Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Markus Pontius steps in front of the Charles Smith pass | 53-39 |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius lays it up and in | 55-39 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Markus Pontius - foul #2 on Markus Pontius, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (PG), Hans Zweig (SG), David Snyder (PF), James Swift (C) Markus Pontius, Jackie Loman, Jay Clark, Vincent McComish | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:57 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-41 |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | James Swift tips it but misses | 55-41 |
| 07:54 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | Charles Smith picks off the pass by David Snyder | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) SF - Rodney Pederson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Henry Gobin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 07:16 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:57 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson travels with the ball | 55-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF) Rodney Pederson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Whitmore is called for the reach on Harold Caraway - foul #2 on Michael Whitmore, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG), Jackie Loman (SG), Vincent McComish (C) Michael Whitmore, Hans Zweig, James Swift | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| 05:34 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 05:33 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 05:10 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #4 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble tips it in | 57-43 |
| 04:06 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson (SF), James Swift (C) Andre Bruno, Vincent McComish | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Charles Smith takes the ball from James Swift | 57-43 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the finger roll | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jackie Loman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Pederson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | Charles Smith is called for the reach on David Snyder - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 02:57 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | James Swift makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Markus Pontius | 60-45 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is hacked by Markus Pontius - foul #3 on Markus Pontius, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (PG), Hans Zweig (SG), Jay Clark (PF) Markus Pontius, Jackie Loman, David Snyder | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore steps out of bounds on the baseline | 60-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 01:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Rodney Pederson | 60-47 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly's layup is rejected by Rodney Pederson | 61-47 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to James Swift | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Kelly steals the ball from Jay Clark | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Henry Gobin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-47 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Charles Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Henry Gobin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Henry Gobin, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Henry Gobin | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore runs out the clock | 61-47 |