| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ybarra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | John Townsend inbounds the ball | 28-16 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | John Townsend misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #1 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG), Roy Fierro (C) Paul Tweedy, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 19:31 | Memphis | John Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Harold Caraway snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-16 |
| 19:03 | Memphis | David Halpern grabs the defensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 19:01 | Memphis | Charles Smith is called for the reach on David Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Roland Bradford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:44 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by John Townsend is blocked by Henry Gobin | 29-16 |
| 18:42 | Memphis | John Townsend tips it in | 31-16 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Harold Caraway misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 18:19 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 17:56 | Memphis | Roy Fierro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-16 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | David Williams tips it but misses | 31-16 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 31-16 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | David Halpern lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Williams | 33-16 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-16 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | David Halpern pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Williams | 36-16 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Paul Tweedy takes the ball from Harold Caraway | 36-16 |
| 16:23 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy slams it home | 38-16 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-16 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the board | 38-16 |
| 15:44 | Memphis | John Townsend is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #3 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 38-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Fierro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ybarra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Roland Bradford | 40-16 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-19 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Gregg Winn misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #4 | 40-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), David Halpern (PF) Paul Tweedy, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Gregg Winn makes the 1st free throw | 41-19 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Gregg Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-19 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Robert Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-19 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Gregg Winn grabs the board | 42-19 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | David Halpern misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Kelly - foul #4 on Robert Kelly, team foul #5 | 42-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF) David Williams, Gregg Winn | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| 13:44 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | David Halpern misses the 2nd free throw | 43-19 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Caraway | 43-19 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-19 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Harold Caraway hits the follow up shot | 43-21 |
| 13:00 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Townsend | 45-21 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-24 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | John Townsend scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Roland Bradford and the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #6 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Roy Fierro (PF) Paul Tweedy, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:30 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the free throw | 48-24 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-24 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the offensive board | 48-24 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-24 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Roy Fierro pulls down the rebound | 48-24 |
| 11:34 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the floater from the right wing | 48-24 |
| 11:33 | Memphis | John Townsend tips it in | 50-24 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roland Bradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Charles Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-26 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | James Ybarra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, John Townsend, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-26 |
| 10:18 | Memphis | James Ybarra snags the defensive board | 50-26 |
| 10:13 | Memphis | David Williams scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Halpern | 52-26 |
| 09:52 | Rice | David Halpern denies the turnaround by Charles Smith | 52-26 |
| 09:50 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gregg Winn | 52-26 |
| 09:32 | Memphis | David Halpern comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-26 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee pulls down the rebound | 52-26 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Henry Gobin | 52-29 |
| 08:47 | Memphis | James Ybarra comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Harold Caraway - foul #2 on Harold Caraway, team foul #7 | 52-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), John Townsend (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, Gregg Winn, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:47 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 53-29 |
| 08:47 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 08:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Caraway | 53-29 |
| 08:26 | Rice | James Ybarra steals the ball from Thomas Ferebee | 53-29 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | James Ybarra scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Roland Bradford | 55-29 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Harold Caraway is hacked by Roland Bradford - foul #2 on Roland Bradford, team foul #1 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Roy Fierro blocks the jumper by Robert Kelly | 55-29 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 55-29 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Ferebee | 55-31 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | John Townsend misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #5 on Robert Kelly, team foul #8 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 06:21 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 56-31 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 57-31 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-31 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the follow up shot | 57-33 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | John Townsend hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Williams | 59-33 |
| 05:18 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Ferebee | 59-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Gregg Winn scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Ybarra | 61-33 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Harold Caraway is called for traveling | 61-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:12 | Memphis | James Ybarra comes up short on the floater from close range | 61-33 |
| 04:11 | Memphis | David Halpern hits the follow up shot | 63-33 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Charles Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-36 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Memphis | John Townsend scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Williams | 65-36 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Tweedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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) | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-38 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #4 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (C) David Williams, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-38 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harold Caraway | 67-41 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-41 |
| 02:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Caraway | 67-41 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-41 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Roy Fierro buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Paul Tweedy | 69-41 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Charles Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Roland Bradford drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Gregg Winn steals it from Charles Smith | 72-44 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Roland Bradford throws it down on a nice dish by Gregg Winn | 74-44 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-44 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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) | |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy lays it in on a nice dish by David Halpern | 76-44 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Charles Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Williams runs out the clock | 76-44 |