| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jackie Loman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent McComish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Henry Gobin inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Ferebee and he's hacked by Andre Bruno - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Henry Gobin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:25 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is fouled on the floor by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 19:13 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Markus Pontius and the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:53 | Rice | David Snyder picks off the pass by Kenneth Rumble | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 18:36 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ferebee - foul #4 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| 18:23 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 32-34 |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ferebee picks off the pass by Andre Bruno | 32-34 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the floater from the right block set up by Charles Smith | 34-34 |
| 16:34 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson (SF), Jay Clark (PF), James Swift (C) Andre Bruno, David Snyder, Vincent McComish | |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jackie Loman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Pederson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Swift (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Methodist | James Swift misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 15:42 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jackie Loman | 34-37 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Robert Kelly scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-37 |
| 14:52 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Pederson | 36-40 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:15 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Harold Caraway snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:10 | Southern Methodist | James Swift's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Caraway | 39-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 41-40 |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Kelly | 44-42 |
| 11:46 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (PG), Hans Zweig (SG), Andre Bruno (SF), Vincent McComish (C) Markus Pontius, Jackie Loman, Rodney Pederson, James Swift | |
| 11:46 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:46 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent McComish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Whitmore | 44-46 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly is hacked by Jay Clark - foul #1 on Jay Clark, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG), David Snyder (PF) Hans Zweig, Jay Clark | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Robert Kelly's floater is tipped away by Vincent McComish | 44-46 |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | Vincent McComish grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Whitmore and he's fouled by Robert Kelly - foul #4 on Robert Kelly, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman (SG) Michael Whitmore | |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | David Snyder misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 09:41 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 09:32 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to David Snyder | 44-48 |
| 08:53 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 44-50 |
| 08:33 | Rice | The 3pt attempt by Thomas Ferebee is denied by David Snyder | 44-50 |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Vincent McComish grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:17 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno hits a runner from the right block | 44-52 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jackie Loman - foul #1 on Jackie Loman, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG), Rodney Pederson (SF), James Swift (C) Jackie Loman, Andre Bruno, Vincent McComish | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:48 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Pederson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Swift (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | James Swift is called for the reach on Henry Gobin - foul #1 on James Swift, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark (PF) David Snyder | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Michael Whitmore takes the ball from Thomas Ferebee | 45-52 |
| 06:48 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Clark | 45-55 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:14 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Markus Pontius | 45-58 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman (SG), Andre Bruno (SF), David Snyder (PF), Vincent McComish (C) Michael Whitmore, Rodney Pederson, Jay Clark, James Swift | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't connect on a runner in the paint | 45-58 |
| 05:49 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jackie Loman | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | Jackie Loman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Andre Bruno denies the turnaround by Robert Kelly | 45-58 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Harold Caraway hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #5 on Henry Gobin, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Henry Gobin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Vincent McComish steals the ball from Harold Caraway | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andre Bruno | 47-62 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is fouled on the floor by Jackie Loman - foul #2 on Jackie Loman, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (PG), Rodney Pederson (SF) Markus Pontius, Andre Bruno | |
| 03:49 | Rice | David Snyder is called for the reach on Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on David Snyder, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG), Jay Clark (PF), James Swift (C) Jackie Loman, David Snyder, Vincent McComish | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Charles Smith travels with the ball | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Green (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Smith (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Pederson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jay Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Swift (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-62 |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Robert Kelly steals the ball from Rodney Pederson | 47-62 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is hacked by Jay Clark - foul #2 on Jay Clark, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rodney Pederson | 47-65 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG) Charles Green | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Smith - foul #4 on Charles Smith, team foul #10 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Robert Kelly (PF) Ricky Trudell, Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 01:42 | Southern Methodist | Jay Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | James Swift hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Whitmore | 47-69 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Robert Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jay Clark | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | James Swift misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #5 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #11 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG) Thomas Ferebee | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | James Swift misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | James Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig gets the rebound | 47-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore runs out the clock | 47-70 |