| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Authement (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Borden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Blake Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Paul Harvey inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Villanova | Scott Authement misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 19:42 | Villanova | Brian Tillman hits the follow up shot | 33-19 |
| 19:33 | Rice | James Fleming comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 33-19 |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Paul Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 19:19 | Villanova | Scott Authement clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 19:18 | Villanova | Brian Tillman tips it back up and in | 35-19 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Don Wettstein knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Mulloy | 35-21 |
| 18:46 | Villanova | Paul Harvey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-21 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Jim Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Jim Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jim Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 18:02 | Villanova | Paul Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-21 |
| 18:01 | Villanova | Brian Tillman tips it but misses | 35-21 |
| 17:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 35-21 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-21 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Don Wettstein can't tip it in | 35-21 |
| 17:31 | Villanova | Paul Harvey snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 17:26 | Villanova | Paul Harvey loses the dribble to George Mulloy | 35-21 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Michael Waite is called for the reach on Jim Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Waite, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Lonnie Mann (SG), Larry Harden (SF), Jason Arp (PF), David Marshall (C) Scott Authement, Michael Waite, Paul Harvey, Scott Borden, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Blake Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (PF) Don Wettstein | |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Jason Arp pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Rodney Coca - foul #3 on Rodney Coca, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) James Cooper, Rodney Coca, Blake Bush | |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Jason Arp makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Jason Arp misses the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 15:51 | Rice | James Fleming drills a jumper from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Lonnie Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Arp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Jason Arp is fouled on the floor by Don Wettstein - foul #2 on Don Wettstein, team foul #3 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Authement (PG), Michael Waite (SG) Noel Thomas, Lonnie Mann | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), Rodney Coca (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, Richard Young | |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Scott Authement makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 15:16 | Rice | James Fleming clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 15:15 | Villanova | David Marshall snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 15:11 | Villanova | George Mulloy is called for the reach on Scott Authement - foul #3 on George Mulloy, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Paul Harvey (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Jason Arp, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) Rodney Coca | |
| 14:51 | Villanova | Scott Authement is whistled for traveling | 39-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Borden (PF) Larry Harden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Jim Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (PF) Don Wettstein | |
| 14:11 | Villanova | Paul Harvey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Authement | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:02 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #3 on Brian Tillman, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Villanova | Lonnie Mann (PG) Scott Authement | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SF) James Fleming | |
| 14:02 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 14:02 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Paul Harvey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Blake Bush - foul #1 on Blake Bush, team foul #5 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jason Arp (SG) Michael Waite | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Paul Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 13:50 | Villanova | Paul Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Rodney Coca can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Harvey - foul #1 on Paul Harvey, team foul #3 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Larry Harden (SF), David Marshall (C) Paul Harvey, Scott Borden, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 13:16 | Villanova | David Marshall's pass is intercepted by George Mulloy | 44-26 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 13:05 | Villanova | David Marshall gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 12:51 | Villanova | Jason Arp scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lonnie Mann | 46-26 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Blake Bush's pass is intercepted by David Marshall | 46-26 |
| 12:19 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-26 |
| 12:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 46-26 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Rodney Coca loses the dribble to Larry Harden | 46-26 |
| 11:40 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Harden | 49-26 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fresh) SG - Lonnie Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Charles Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-26 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Blake Bush tips it in | 49-28 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Rodney Coca gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Arp - foul #1 on Jason Arp, team foul #4 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scott Authement (PG), Michael Waite (SG), Paul Harvey (SF), Scott Borden (PF), Brian Tillman (C) Noel Thomas, Lonnie Mann, Larry Harden, Jason Arp, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Charles Hamilton, Rodney Coca, Blake Bush | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:35 | Villanova | Richard Young is called for the reach on Michael Waite - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Cooper (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Paul Harvey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Cooper - foul #1 on James Cooper, team foul #7 | 49-30 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Paul Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 10:18 | Villanova | Paul Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 10:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 50-30 |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Cooper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-30 |
| 10:05 | Villanova | Paul Harvey snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 09:53 | Villanova | Paul Harvey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is hacked by Michael Waite - foul #2 on Michael Waite, team foul #5 | 50-30 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is called for traveling | 50-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) Richard Young | |
| 09:10 | Villanova | Brian Tillman is whistled for traveling | 50-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG) James Cooper | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Charles Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 50-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Michael Waite can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Scott Authement steals the ball from Don Wettstein | 50-30 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Michael Waite misses the easy layup | 50-30 |
| 08:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Fleming | 50-30 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-30 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Don Wettstein tips it home | 50-32 |
| 07:45 | Villanova | Brian Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-32 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Don Wettstein snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the offensive board | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Scott Authement (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Waite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Harvey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Tillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | James Fleming buries a floater from the left block set up by Don Wettstein and he's hacked by Brian Tillman - foul #4 on Brian Tillman, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Noel Thomas (PG), Lonnie Mann (SG), Jason Arp (SF), Scott Borden (PF), David Marshall (C) Scott Authement, Michael Waite, Larry Harden, Paul Harvey, Brian Tillman | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 07:32 | Rice | James Fleming makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Jason Arp hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 07:12 | Rice | James Fleming connects on the 3 from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 06:52 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Noel Thomas hits the follow up shot | 54-38 |
| 06:35 | Rice | George Mulloy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Jim Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 06:25 | Rice | James Fleming can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 06:23 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 06:21 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Noel Thomas | 54-38 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Marshall | 57-38 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jim Johnson is hacked by Noel Thomas - foul #3 on Noel Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Larry Harden (SF) Scott Borden | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) James Fleming, Rodney Coca, Richard Young | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 05:58 | Villanova | Jason Arp gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:43 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Lonnie Mann | 59-38 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Noel Thomas is called for the reach on George Mulloy - foul #4 on Noel Thomas, team foul #8 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Cooper (SF), Gerard Ramsey (PF), Rodney Coca (C) Jim Johnson, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 05:24 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 05:10 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Noel Thomas | 62-38 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Cooper | 62-40 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by George Mulloy - foul #4 on George Mulloy, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (SG), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Gerard Ramsey | |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Larry Harden makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Larry Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Rodney Coca snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-40 |
| 04:16 | Villanova | Noel Thomas grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 04:09 | Villanova | David Marshall misses short on a shot from the left block | 63-40 |
| 04:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 63-40 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Lonnie Mann steals the ball from Charles Hamilton in the backcourt | 63-40 |
| 03:48 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the offensive board | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Villanova | Rodney Coca picks off the pass by Larry Harden | 63-40 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Noel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lonnie Mann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Harden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Arp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the lay-in | 63-40 |
| 03:18 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 02:57 | Villanova | Larry Harden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Gerard Ramsey (PF) James Cooper, Rodney Coca | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 02:25 | Villanova | Noel Thomas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 63-40 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to David Marshall | 63-40 |
| 02:07 | Villanova | Jason Arp travels with the ball | 63-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| 01:59 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-40 |
| 01:57 | Villanova | Jason Arp grabs the board | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Villanova | Jason Arp comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-40 |
| 01:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rodney Coca | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Cooper (SF), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, Gerard Ramsey | |
| 01:10 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lonnie Mann - foul #1 on Lonnie Mann, team foul #9 | 63-40 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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) | |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann is hacked by Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #9 | 63-41 |
| 00:24 | Villanova | Lonnie Mann misses the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the board | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Charles Hamilton hits a shot from close range | 63-43 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Noel Thomas runs out the clock | 63-43 |