| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John French (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Roy Grinberg inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-34 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Bainter | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the easy layup but the foul's on John French - foul #3 on John French, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SG) John French | |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnnie Paro | 29-37 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Roger Stukowski steps in front of the Johnnie Paro pass | 29-37 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry misses long on a runner from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Roy Grinberg gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 29-37 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Bainter | 29-37 |
| 17:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Robbins - foul #1 on John Robbins, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:06 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Robert Raff, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Major Arevalo is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Lerch | 29-40 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses the shot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 15:58 | Rice | John Robbins is called for the reach on Kenneth Lerch - foul #2 on John Robbins, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Michael Barry (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Ronnie Herren, Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (PG), John French (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Kenneth Lerch, John Marson, Roy Grinberg, Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) SG - John French (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is hacked by Roger Stukowski - foul #4 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (C) Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Wekesa Suleiman - foul #1 on Wekesa Suleiman, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Bainter | 31-41 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the floater from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it home | 33-43 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 13:48 | Rice | John French pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:34 | Rice | John French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 13:32 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Johnnie Paro steals it from Robert Raff | 33-43 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits a floater in the lane | 33-45 |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Johnnie Paro picks off the pass by Justin Smiley | 33-45 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by John French | 33-47 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), John Marson (SG), Roy Grinberg (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Lloyd Rizzo, John French, Joaquin Yost, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Wekesa Suleiman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is hacked by Robert Raff - foul #3 on Robert Raff, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG) Robert Raff | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 10:25 | Rice | John Marson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Roy Grinberg hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Lerch and he's hacked by Harold Beasley - foul #1 on Harold Beasley, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SG) John Marson | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Roy Grinberg makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Major Arevalo picks off the pass by Wekesa Suleiman | 35-50 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Motyka | 35-53 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John French - foul #4 on John French, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF) Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins | |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SG), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) John French, Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:39 | Rice | John Marson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Harold Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) Roy Grinberg | |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnnie Paro - foul #1 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the turnaround from the left block | 39-53 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Lloyd Rizzo is called for the reach on Wekesa Suleiman - foul #2 on Lloyd Rizzo, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence (SF), Roger Stukowski (C) Charles Bainter, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SG), Roy Grinberg (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Kenneth Lerch, Lloyd Rizzo, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) PF - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John French (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Justin Smiley | 41-53 |
| 07:00 | Rice | John Marson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 41-53 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-53 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is hacked by Michael Barry - foul #3 on Michael Barry, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), John Robbins (PF) Robert Raff, Michael Barry, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Jarrod Lee (PF) John Marson, Major Arevalo | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger Stukowski | 44-55 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John French shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lerch | 44-58 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jarrod Lee - foul #2 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter (SF) Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Paro (C) Ronald Motyka | |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Roy Grinberg is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Lerch | 44-60 |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Herren and he's fouled by Jarrod Lee - foul #3 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG) Ronnie Herren | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) Roy Grinberg | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Johnnie Paro clanks a runner from the right block | 47-60 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Jarrod Lee is called for the reach on Robert Raff - foul #4 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF) Harold Beasley, Charles Bainter | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Grinberg (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), John Marson (C) Lloyd Rizzo, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Rice | John Marson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Lerch | 49-63 |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Barry and he's fouled by Kenneth Lerch - foul #3 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) John Robbins, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (C) John French | |
| 03:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Grinberg | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-65 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch is hacked by Robert Raff during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Robert Raff, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Harold Beasley (SG), John Robbins (PF) Robert Raff, Michael Barry, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) Roy Grinberg | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | John Robbins misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-65 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Major Arevalo's floater is tipped away by Paul Lawrence | 52-65 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is hacked by Ronnie Herren - foul #1 on Ronnie Herren, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Harold Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Kenneth Lerch | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | John Robbins knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Herren | 54-66 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Ronald Motyka tips it back up and in | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Ronnie Herren steps in front of the Joaquin Yost pass | 54-68 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren comes up short on the shot in the paint | 54-68 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Marson runs out the clock | 57-68 |