| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rosario Moretti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Westervelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Pewitt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Britton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jim Johnson - foul #1 on Jim Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:33 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:33 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Pewitt - foul #3 on William Pewitt, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rosario Moretti | 31-27 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Jim Johnson lays it up and in | 31-29 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton lays it in | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Rice | George Mulloy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Blake Bush misses the tip | 33-29 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:28 | St. Joseph's | James Fleming steals it from Gary Britton | 33-29 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Jim Johnson lays it up and in set up by James Fleming | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton blows the layup but the foul's on James Fleming - foul #2 on James Fleming, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young (SG), Paul Cotner (SF), David Shatzer (PF) Rosario Moretti, James Westervelt, William Pewitt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:42 | Rice | James Fleming connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:23 | St. Joseph's | Paul Cotner buries a shot from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Don Wettstein connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Cotner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Shatzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Britton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Paul Cotner takes the ball from Don Wettstein | 37-37 |
| 14:57 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Blake Bush snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:49 | Rice | James Fleming's pass is intercepted by David Shatzer | 37-37 |
| 14:33 | St. Joseph's | David Shatzer is fouled on the floor by Don Wettstein - foul #1 on Don Wettstein, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo (PG), Rosario Moretti (SG), James Westervelt (SF), William Pewitt (PF) John Blackwell, Manuel Young, Paul Cotner, David Shatzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 14:08 | St. Joseph's | Charles Hamilton is called for the reach on Mauricio Russo - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rosario Moretti | 39-37 |
| 13:43 | Rice | James Cooper makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 39-39 |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Cooper - foul #2 on James Cooper, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Bush (C) Richard Young | |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:00 | Rice | William Pewitt steals it from James Cooper | 41-39 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamilton - foul #3 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell (PG), Manuel Young (SF) Mauricio Russo, James Westervelt | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) James Cooper, Rodney Coca | |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton's floater is tipped away by Don Wettstein | 41-39 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 12:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Don Wettstein connects on the shot in the lane | 41-41 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Paul Cotner (SF), David Shatzer (PF) Rosario Moretti, William Pewitt | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Cotner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Shatzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Britton (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Manuel Young - foul #2 on Manuel Young, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Jim Johnson makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:12 | St. Joseph's | James Fleming steals the ball from Paul Cotner | 41-44 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Manuel Young steals it from Don Wettstein | 41-44 |
| 10:52 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young lays it in | 43-44 |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Fleming knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Blake Bush and the foul's on Paul Cotner - foul #1 on Paul Cotner, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt (SF) Paul Cotner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Fleming makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton's fadeaway is rejected by Blake Bush | 43-47 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | David Shatzer hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Jim Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | David Shatzer hits the finger roll set up by James Westervelt | 47-47 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Don Wettstein is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo (PG), Rosario Moretti (SG), William Pewitt (PF) John Blackwell, Manuel Young, David Shatzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from James Westervelt | 49-47 |
| 08:33 | Rice | George Mulloy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Johnson | 49-50 |
| 08:13 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 07:57 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell (PG), Manuel Young (SF) Mauricio Russo, James Westervelt | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, Rodney Coca, Richard Young | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Blackwell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rosario Moretti (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Manuel Young (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Pewitt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Britton (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | James Fleming double dribbles | 49-50 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 49-50 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Charles Hamilton banks in the layup set up by Blake Bush | 49-52 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Blake Bush pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Blake Bush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 06:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Don Wettstein | 49-52 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Don Wettstein comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-52 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by William Pewitt and the foul's on Don Wettstein - foul #2 on Don Wettstein, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Paul Cotner (SF), David Shatzer (PF) Rosario Moretti, William Pewitt | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Cooper (SF) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, James Fleming | |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Blake Bush snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Rice | John Blackwell steals it from George Mulloy | 51-52 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell lays it up and in | 53-52 |
| 05:08 | Rice | George Mulloy drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Johnson | 53-54 |
| 04:43 | St. Joseph's | Manuel Young is called for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo (SG), James Westervelt (SF) Manuel Young, Paul Cotner | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (PF) Don Wettstein | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Blake Bush misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Westervelt - foul #2 on James Westervelt, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (SG) John Blackwell | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) James Cooper | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Blake Bush makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Blake Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:54 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo loses the dribble to Blake Bush | 53-56 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rosario Moretti (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Westervelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Shatzer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Britton (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 4 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Rice | George Mulloy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Blake Bush gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mauricio Russo - foul #1 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Blackwell (PG), Manuel Young (SG), Paul Cotner (SF), William Pewitt (PF) Mauricio Russo, Rosario Moretti, James Westervelt, David Shatzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (SG), Don Wettstein (PF) Jim Johnson, Blake Bush | |
| 02:55 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:55 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:53 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Johnson (SG), Blake Bush (C) Charles Hamilton, Rodney Coca | |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | Blake Bush picks off the pass by Gary Britton | 53-58 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Jim Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Paul Cotner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Bush | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the driving attempt from close range set up by George Mulloy | 53-63 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | William Pewitt makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 01:17 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Paul Cotner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti (SG), James Westervelt (SF) Manuel Young, Paul Cotner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Rosario Moretti hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 01:00 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | James Fleming is fouled in the backcourt by John Blackwell - foul #2 on John Blackwell, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Rodney Coca (C) George Mulloy, Blake Bush | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Jim Johnson is hacked by John Blackwell - foul #3 on John Blackwell, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Jim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Gary Britton grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's | James Westervelt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Hamilton is hacked by John Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Blackwell, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Rosario Moretti is denied by Rodney Coca | 55-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Don Wettstein | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Charles Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mauricio Russo (PG), Manuel Young (SG), Paul Cotner (SF), David Shatzer (PF), Robert Kamienski (C) John Blackwell, Rosario Moretti, James Westervelt, William Pewitt, Gary Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Richard Young (C) Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Kamienski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Kamienski misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Kamienski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to David Shatzer | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Hamilton steals the ball from Manuel Young | 55-65 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-65 |
| 00:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Young | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Hamilton runs out the clock | 55-65 |