| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno inbounds the ball | 15-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-39 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #1 | 18-39 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Mike Rye can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #1 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:38 | Rice | Mike Rye makes the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Mike Rye makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger throws it down on a great pass from Markus Pontius and he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG) James Franzen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the free throw | 20-42 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Doug Williams steals it from Joseph Bush | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 17:41 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams banks in the layup set up by Thomas Leimberger | 20-44 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Joseph Harrison is whistled for a carry | 20-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG) Michael Whitmore | |
| 17:12 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-44 |
| 17:11 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig tips it in | 20-46 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Thomas Leimberger steals the ball from Kenneth Orman | 20-46 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andre Bruno | 20-49 |
| 16:15 | Rice | John Lamothe buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-49 |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams buries a shot from the baseline set up by Andre Bruno | 23-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Hans Zweig steals the ball from Robert Jacobs | 23-51 |
| 15:26 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hans Zweig | 23-53 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-53 |
| 15:03 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 23-53 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno is hacked by John Lamothe - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #3 | 23-53 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Hans Zweig, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| 14:34 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses long on a runner from close range | 23-53 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Mike Rye gets the rebound | 23-53 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Joseph Bush lays it in on a nice dish by David Brickey | 25-53 |
| 13:44 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SF) Andre Bruno | |
| 13:28 | Rice | Ronald Woodard can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 25-53 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Joseph Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 25-53 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-53 |
| 13:03 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-53 |
| 12:34 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-53 |
| 12:33 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it but misses | 25-53 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Joseph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 25-53 |
| 12:03 | Rice | David Brickey is hacked by Markus Pontius - foul #1 on Markus Pontius, team foul #2 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Andre Bruno (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF), Doug Williams (C) Markus Pontius, Michael Whitmore, Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Doug Williams - foul #1 on Doug Williams, team foul #3 | 25-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 25-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 25-53 |
| 11:40 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig snags the defensive board | 25-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fresh) SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't finish the layup | 25-53 |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams tips it back up and in | 25-55 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-55 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 25-55 |
| 10:39 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Hans Zweig | 25-57 |
| 10:17 | Rice | James Franzen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-57 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 25-57 |
| 10:07 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Franzen - foul #1 on James Franzen, team foul #4 | 25-57 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| 10:07 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 25-58 |
| 10:07 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 25-59 |
| 10:03 | Rice | David Brickey loses the dribble to Phillip Murdoch in the backcourt | 25-59 |
| 09:48 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno's pass is intercepted by Mike Rye | 25-59 |
| 09:28 | Rice | David Brickey is called for 3 seconds | 25-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Andre Bruno | |
| 09:03 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke's pass is intercepted by Mike Rye | 25-59 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Mike Rye buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-59 |
| 08:08 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke is hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #5 | 28-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:49 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacobs - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #6 | 28-59 |
| 07:30 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig travels with the ball | 28-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hans Zweig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Robert Jacobs loses the dribble to Phillip Murdoch in the backcourt | 28-59 |
| 07:25 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch lays it up and in | 28-61 |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Franzen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Franzen, team foul #7 | 28-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF) Michael Whitmore | |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Orman picks off the pass by Johnny Clarke | 28-61 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Kenneth Orman drills a fadeaway from the left side | 30-61 |
| 06:02 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig is hacked by John Lamothe - foul #3 on John Lamothe, team foul #8 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:02 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 30-62 |
| 06:02 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 2nd free throw | 30-63 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Mike Rye misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-63 |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig grabs the defensive rebound | 30-63 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Clarke | 30-65 |
| 04:49 | Rice | David Brickey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Harrison | 32-65 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), James Franzen (SF) David Brickey, Mike Rye | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Andre Bruno | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Phillip Murdoch steals it from Robert Jacobs in the backcourt | 32-65 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Murdoch | 32-68 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 32-68 |
| 03:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 32-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacobs - foul #4 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #9 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 32-68 |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the offensive rebound | 32-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hans Zweig (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Johnny Clarke (tiring) 2 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-68 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 32-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Mike Rye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-68 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bruce Forbes | 32-68 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-68 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 32-68 |
| 02:09 | Rice | John Lamothe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-68 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the offensive board | 32-68 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Johnny Clarke blocks the short jumper by Ronald Woodard | 32-68 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Kenneth Orman tips it home | 34-68 |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Lamothe - foul #4 on John Lamothe, team foul #10 | 34-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Joseph Harrison (PF) John Lamothe, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 34-68 |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-69 |
| 01:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the 3rd free throw | 34-70 |
| 01:14 | Rice | The short jumper by Joseph Bush is denied by Hans Zweig | 34-70 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Robert Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 36-70 |
| 00:50 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Bush steps in front of the Hans Zweig pass | 36-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 36-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes lays it up and in set up by Michael Whitmore | 36-72 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Ronald Woodard drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Rye | 38-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch runs out the clock | 38-72 |