| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Bobby Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Kane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jack Jaquez inbounds the ball | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Robert Reed's pass is intercepted by Jerome McLean | 23-42 |
| 19:10 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Allen Kane | 26-42 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Gregory French misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 18:47 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Bobby Mills | 26-42 |
| 18:42 | Chattanooga | James Price is fouled on the floor by Gregory French - foul #2 on Gregory French, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Lee Borelli (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams, Robert Reed | |
| 18:25 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Mark Fagin scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jack Jaquez | 26-44 |
| 17:41 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 26-44 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Lee Borelli pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:16 | Rice | David Perry is called for the reach on Lee Borelli - foul #3 on David Perry, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willis Mays (SG), Vincent Zweig (PF), Marvin Frisbee (C) James Price, Jerome McLean, David Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jim Williams (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, Mark Fagin | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Vincent Zweig swats the layup by Jim Williams | 26-44 |
| 17:03 | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 16:57 | Chattanooga | Bobby Mills drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willis Mays | 29-44 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Marvin Frisbee takes the ball from Lee Borelli | 29-44 |
| 16:27 | Chattanooga | Allen Kane misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Randolph (SG) Bobby Mills | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF) John Herring, Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 16:27 | Chattanooga | Allen Kane makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:27 | Chattanooga | Allen Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Marvin Frisbee - foul #1 on Marvin Frisbee, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead (SF) Allen Kane | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Robert Reed | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Willis Mays (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Randolph (fresh) SF - Dylan Morehead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Zweig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Frisbee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Randolph - foul #2 on Michael Randolph, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Price (SG), David Perry (C) Michael Randolph, Marvin Frisbee | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (PF) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:44 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:35 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:29 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 15:27 | Chattanooga | Vincent Zweig tips it home | 33-44 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Jack Jaquez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 15:03 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:58 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:56 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Gregory French scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blaze | 33-47 |
| 14:29 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 33-47 |
| 14:27 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Lee Borelli drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Blaze | 33-50 |
| 13:51 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-50 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Erik Brooks gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 13:33 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:04 | Rice | David Perry steals it from Erik Brooks | 33-50 |
| 12:44 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays makes the floater from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Gregory French clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 12:24 | Chattanooga | David Perry snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 12:20 | Chattanooga | James Price misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Jack Jaquez pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:02 | Rice | The jumper by Lee Borelli is denied by Dylan Morehead | 35-50 |
| 12:00 | Chattanooga | David Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Willis Mays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dylan Morehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Zweig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Perry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jack Jaquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Borelli (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Chattanooga | Erik Brooks steps in front of the Dylan Morehead pass | 35-50 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Erik Brooks connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Borelli | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:22 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Jack Jaquez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory French | 37-55 |
| 11:06 | Chattanooga | James Price makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Mays | 40-55 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Blaze | 40-57 |
| 10:22 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays blows the layup but he's hacked by Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Erik Brooks, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bobby Mills (PG), Allen Kane (SF), Jerome McLean (PF), Marvin Frisbee (C) James Price, Dylan Morehead, Vincent Zweig, David Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), John Herring (SG), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Lee Borelli | |
| 10:22 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:22 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 09:55 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Bobby Mills | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee's layup is rejected by Jack Jaquez | 42-57 |
| 09:47 | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Robert Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Randolph (SG) Willis Mays | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:05 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean drills a floater near the basket set up by Allen Kane | 46-57 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 08:45 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 08:37 | Chattanooga | Allen Kane double dribbles | 46-57 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG) John Herring | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Jack Jaquez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Keith Robinson tips it home | 46-59 |
| 07:58 | Chattanooga | Jerome McLean loses the ball out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Perry (C) Marvin Frisbee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Bobby Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Randolph (fresh) SF - Allen Kane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerome McLean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Perry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Randolph - foul #3 on Michael Randolph, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead (PF) Jerome McLean | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (PF) Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:10 | Chattanooga | The jump hook by Allen Kane is blocked by Robert Reed | 46-60 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gregory French gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Dylan Morehead is called for the reach on Jim Williams - foul #1 on Dylan Morehead, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Cecil Bryant (PG), James Price (SG), Jerome McLean (PF) Bobby Mills, Michael Randolph, Allen Kane | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Keith Robinson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Blaze | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:20 | Chattanooga | Jack Jaquez is called for the reach on Cecil Bryant - foul #2 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #4 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee (C) David Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Jim Williams | |
| 06:08 | Chattanooga | Cecil Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 06:06 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Robert Reed drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 46-65 |
| 05:47 | Chattanooga | James Price is fouled on the floor by Jack Jaquez - foul #3 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Willis Mays (SG), Allen Kane (SF) James Price, Dylan Morehead | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Robert Reed | |
| 05:26 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Bryant | 49-65 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Gregory French scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 04:46 | Chattanooga | Jim Williams blocks the short jumper by Allen Kane | 49-68 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Gregory French gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gregory French comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerome McLean - foul #1 on Jerome McLean, team foul #6 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Randolph (SG), Dylan Morehead (SF), Vincent Zweig (PF) Cecil Bryant, Allen Kane, Jerome McLean | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (PG), Lee Borelli (SF), Mark Fagin (C) Keith Robinson, Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 04:02 | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Mark Fagin - foul #1 on Mark Fagin, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG) Gregory French | |
| 04:02 | Chattanooga | Marvin Frisbee misses the free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the board | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Randolph - foul #4 on Michael Randolph, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:38 | Chattanooga | Vincent Zweig grabs the defensive rebound | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Willis Mays (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Randolph (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Dylan Morehead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Zweig (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Frisbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 51-70 |
| 03:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lee Borelli | 51-70 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Marvin Frisbee blocks the short jumper by Lee Borelli | 51-70 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Randolph - foul #5 on Michael Randolph, team foul #8 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Cecil Bryant (PG) Michael Randolph | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 3rd free throw | 51-73 |
| 02:39 | Chattanooga | Willis Mays is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Willis Mays, team foul #9 | 51-73 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Eric Gurganus connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Herring | 51-76 |
| 02:05 | Chattanooga | Mark Fagin swats the short shot by Marvin Frisbee | 51-76 |
| 02:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 51-76 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willis Mays - foul #4 on Willis Mays, team foul #10 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG) Eric Gurganus | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:31 | Chattanooga | Cecil Bryant's floater is knocked away by Lee Borelli | 51-78 |
| 01:29 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead gets the offensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 01:12 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willis Mays | 53-78 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Lee Borelli knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga 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) | |
| 00:39 | Chattanooga | Dylan Morehead is whistled for a carry | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga 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) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lee Borelli is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lee Borelli, team foul #7 | 53-80 |
| 00:11 | Chattanooga | John Herring steps in front of the Vincent Zweig pass | 53-80 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Erik Brooks runs out the clock | 53-80 |