| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) SF - James Fleming (fresh) PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Blake Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) SG - Larry Sheffer (fresh) SF - Willie Wiegand (fresh) PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) C - Jimmie Wolfgram (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Robert Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Blake Bush pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jim Johnson is hacked by Willie Wiegand - foul #1 on Willie Wiegand, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Jim Johnson buries a shot in the paint set up by George Mulloy | 2-1 |
| 19:01 | Fordham | George Mulloy steals it from Robert Barnes | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | Rice | James Fleming is hacked by Larry Sheffer - foul #1 on Larry Sheffer, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Johnson | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | Fordham | Donald Farley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-1 |
| 17:53 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Rice | James Fleming can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | Donald Farley snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | Fordham | Donald Farley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Blake Bush pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Rice | James Fleming buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Mulloy | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Fordham | Robert Barnes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Rice | James Fleming can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to George Mulloy | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | Rice | George Mulloy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Fleming | 9-3 |
| 16:19 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer is denied on a layup by Don Wettstein | 9-3 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Mulloy | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Blake Bush (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Sheffer (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Wiegand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Barnes (fairly fresh) C - Jimmie Wolfgram (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer is whistled for a carry | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Clifton Harris (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Terry Purpura (SF), Noble Bracero (PF), Jim Landes (C) Donald Farley, Larry Sheffer, Willie Wiegand, Robert Barnes, Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| 15:23 | Rice | George Mulloy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:21 | Fordham | Terry Purpura snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 15:05 | Fordham | Scott Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 15:03 | Fordham | Jim Landes pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:43 | Fordham | Jim Landes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-3 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Don Wettstein snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Jim Johnson is called for traveling | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 14:10 | Fordham | Jim Landes's dunk attempt is rejected by Blake Bush | 11-3 |
| 14:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 11-3 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Hamilton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Blake Bush tips it back up and in | 13-3 |
| 13:36 | Fordham | Scott Williams is hacked by Blake Bush - foul #1 on Blake Bush, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Willie Wiegand (SF), Robert Barnes (PF), Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Clifton Harris, Terry Purpura, Noble Bracero, Jim Landes | |
| 13:27 | Fordham | Donald Farley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-3 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Richard Young hits a floater from just outside the lane | 15-3 |
| 12:51 | Fordham | Robert Barnes connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Farley | 15-6 |
| 12:35 | Rice | James Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmie Wolfgram - foul #1 on Jimmie Wolfgram, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, Rodney Coca, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Fordham | Larry Sheffer (SG) Scott Williams | |
| 12:35 | Rice | James Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:35 | Rice | James Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 12:08 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 12:07 | Rice | James Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Don Wettstein is fouled on the floor by Robert Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Barnes, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) James Cooper | |
| Subs | Fordham | Noble Bracero (SF) Willie Wiegand | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Sheffer (fresh) SF - Noble Bracero (fresh) PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmie Wolfgram (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rice | James Fleming buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-6 |
| 11:20 | Fordham | Blake Bush is called for the reach on Noble Bracero - foul #2 on Blake Bush, team foul #3 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Williams (PG), Jim Landes (C) Donald Farley, Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| 11:08 | Fordham | Larry Sheffer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-9 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Larry Sheffer takes the ball from Don Wettstein | 20-9 |
| 10:29 | Fordham | Robert Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 20-9 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Jim Johnson travels with the ball | 20-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Willie Wiegand (SF) Larry Sheffer, Robert Barnes | |
| 09:53 | Fordham | Scott Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 09:52 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand tips it back up and in | 20-11 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulloy | 22-11 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Donald Farley is hacked by George Mulloy - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG) George Mulloy | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Scott Williams | |
| 09:08 | Fordham | Jim Landes misses long on a jump hook from close range | 22-11 |
| 09:07 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram tips it back up and in | 22-13 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 08:42 | Fordham | Donald Farley gets the rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:24 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Johnson | 22-13 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Charles Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Coca | 25-13 |
| 07:42 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-13 |
| 07:41 | Fordham | Jim Landes gets the offensive rebound | 25-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noble Bracero (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Wiegand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Landes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie Wolfgram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram is denied on a layup by James Fleming | 25-13 |
| 07:29 | Fordham | Noble Bracero tips it back up and in | 25-15 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 07:05 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Noble Bracero - foul #1 on Noble Bracero, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), James Cooper (SF), Gerard Ramsey (PF), Richard Young (C) Charles Hamilton, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Williams (PG), Larry Sheffer (SG), Terry Purpura (SF), Robert Barnes (PF) Donald Farley, Noble Bracero, Willie Wiegand, Jim Landes | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:32 | Fordham | Richard Young takes the ball from Scott Williams | 27-15 |
| 06:20 | Rice | James Cooper is hacked by Terry Purpura - foul #1 on Terry Purpura, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (SG) Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Arthur Scott (C) Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| 06:01 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #7 | 27-15 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:49 | Fordham | Robert Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 29-15 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-15 |
| 05:42 | Fordham | Robert Barnes gets the rebound | 29-15 |
| 05:24 | Fordham | Robert Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-15 |
| 05:22 | Fordham | Arthur Scott hits the follow up shot | 29-17 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Mulloy and the foul's on Larry Sheffer - foul #2 on Larry Sheffer, team foul #8 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) James Cooper, Gerard Ramsey | |
| Subs | Fordham | Clifton Harris (PG), Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Larry Sheffer, Arthur Scott | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Rodney Coca tips it in | 33-17 |
| 04:55 | Fordham | Robert Barnes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #9 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Fordham | Noble Bracero (SF), Jim Landes (PF) Terry Purpura, Robert Barnes | |
| 04:37 | Rice | George Mulloy misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmie Wolfgram - foul #2 on Jimmie Wolfgram, team foul #10 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Farley (PG), Willie Wiegand (SF) Clifton Harris, Jimmie Wolfgram | |
| 04:37 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 04:37 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 04:17 | Fordham | Scott Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Jim Johnson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 38-20 |
| 03:42 | Fordham | Noble Bracero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 03:40 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the board | 38-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Wiegand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noble Bracero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Rodney Coca is fouled on the floor by Jim Landes - foul #1 on Jim Landes, team foul #11 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Blake Bush (C) George Mulloy, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Fordham | Larry Sheffer (SG), Robert Barnes (PF), Jimmie Wolfgram (C) Scott Williams, Noble Bracero, Jim Landes | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 03:19 | Fordham | Robert Barnes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-20 |
| 03:18 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the board | 40-20 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rodney Coca hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Sheffer - foul #3 on Larry Sheffer, team foul #12 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF) Jim Johnson, James Fleming | |
| Subs | Fordham | Clifton Harris (SG) Larry Sheffer | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rodney Coca makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 03:00 | Fordham | Robert Barnes grabs the board | 41-20 |
| 02:42 | Fordham | Willie Wiegand is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Wiegand, team foul #13 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Wettstein (PF) Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Fordham | Noble Bracero (SG), Terry Purpura (SF) Donald Farley, Willie Wiegand | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Blake Bush connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Gilbert McGibney | 43-20 |
| 02:07 | Fordham | Terry Purpura misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-20 |
| 02:06 | Fordham | Noble Bracero snags the offensive board | 43-20 |
| 01:53 | Fordham | Noble Bracero misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-20 |
| 01:52 | Fordham | Jimmie Wolfgram snags the offensive board | 43-20 |
| 01:34 | Fordham | Clifton Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-22 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Charles Hamilton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Cooper | 46-22 |
| 01:12 | Fordham | Charles Hamilton steals it from Terry Purpura | 46-22 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Charles Hamilton hits the finger roll | 48-22 |
| 00:56 | Fordham | The short jumper by Noble Bracero is denied by Blake Bush | 48-22 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney pulls down the rebound | 48-22 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 51-22 |
| 00:15 | Fordham | Clifton Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-22 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 51-22 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Don Wettstein knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 53-22 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Clifton Harris misses long on a fullcourt shot | 53-22 |