| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cody Sawyer (fresh) PF - Alan Risk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ginn (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Lamar | Donald Ginn loses the dribble to Bob Weir | 41-39 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Bob Weir can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 19:26 | Lamar | Alan Risk grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 19:04 | Lamar | Donald Ginn misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| 19:04 | Lamar | Donald Ginn misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:04 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bob Weir | 42-41 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Donald Ginn connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Jackson | 44-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | James Fleming misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 18:09 | Lamar | Alan Risk grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 17:49 | Lamar | Alan Risk scores on a runner from the left block set up by Mark Butler | 46-41 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 17:07 | Lamar | Donald Ginn grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 16:40 | Lamar | Donald Ginn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Butler | 48-41 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Don Wettstein loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | Howard Kushner (PG), Joseph Stackpole (SG) Mark Butler, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| 16:08 | Lamar | Joseph Stackpole is fouled on the floor by Rodney Coca - foul #2 on Rodney Coca, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 15:59 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer is hacked by Rodney Coca - foul #3 on Rodney Coca, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Michael Fellman | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Howard Kushner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stackpole (fresh) SF - Cody Sawyer (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Risk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Ginn (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Young (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Lamar | Alan Risk knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Ginn and the foul's on Gerard Ramsey - foul #3 on Gerard Ramsey, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG) Rodney Coca | |
| 15:48 | Lamar | Alan Risk misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Norman Smith scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Vic Cornwall | 50-43 |
| 15:22 | Lamar | Donald Ginn misses short on a runner in the lane | 50-43 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Vic Cornwall grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 15:07 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 15:06 | Lamar | Alan Risk snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:54 | Lamar | Alan Risk's layup is rejected by Richard Young | 50-43 |
| 14:53 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:40 | Lamar | Howard Kushner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 14:39 | Lamar | Alan Risk snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:23 | Lamar | Howard Kushner is fouled on the floor by Gerard Ramsey - foul #4 on Gerard Ramsey, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Mark Butler (PG), David Jackson (SG) Howard Kushner, Joseph Stackpole | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) George Mulloy, Vic Cornwall, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey | |
| 14:10 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Don Wettstein | 50-43 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Bob Weir can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 13:28 | Lamar | David Jackson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Ginn | 53-45 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Fleming | 53-47 |
| 12:54 | Lamar | James Fleming steals it from David Jackson | 53-47 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Richard Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 12:27 | Lamar | Donald Ginn can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 12:25 | Rice | James Fleming snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Bob Weir comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 12:20 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:02 | Lamar | David Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 12:00 | Lamar | Alan Risk grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:50 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Gilbert McGibney - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Stackpole (SG), Michael Christopher (SF), Ronald Currie (PF) David Jackson, Cody Sawyer, Alan Risk | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Rodney Coca (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 11:50 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Stackpole (fresh) SF - Michael Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Currie (fresh) C - Donald Ginn (tiring) 26 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Rodney Coca connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 56-51 |
| 11:25 | Lamar | Donald Ginn banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Stackpole | 58-51 |
| 11:13 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 11:12 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Donald Ginn | 58-51 |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Donald Ginn lays it in on a great pass from Mark Butler and he's hacked by Rodney Coca - foul #4 on Rodney Coca, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | Howard Kushner (PG), David Jackson (SG) Mark Butler, Joseph Stackpole | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Michael Fellman (C) James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:44 | Rice | George Mulloy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Currie - foul #1 on Ronald Currie, team foul #1 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | Aaron Corvin (C) Donald Ginn | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG) Vic Cornwall | |
| 10:44 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:44 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:44 | Lamar | Aaron Corvin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:28 | Lamar | Ronald Currie's floater is tipped away by Don Wettstein | 61-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Kushner - foul #1 on Howard Kushner, team foul #2 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Alan Risk (PF) Ronald Currie | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) George Mulloy | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:40 | Lamar | Howard Kushner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 09:39 | Lamar | Michael Christopher grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 09:20 | Lamar | Alan Risk is whistled for a carry | 61-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Mark Butler (PG), Joseph Stackpole (SG), Cody Sawyer (SF) Howard Kushner, David Jackson, Michael Christopher | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) Norman Smith | |
| 09:00 | Rice | James Fleming loses the dribble to Alan Risk | 61-54 |
| 08:44 | Lamar | Alan Risk misses the jumper from the left side | 61-54 |
| 08:43 | Lamar | Aaron Corvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:26 | Lamar | The short jumper by Alan Risk is denied by Michael Fellman | 61-54 |
| 08:24 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 61-54 |
| 07:58 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 07:41 | Lamar | Alan Risk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Don Wettstein - foul #2 on Don Wettstein, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Jackson (SG), Michael Christopher (SF), Donald Ginn (C) Joseph Stackpole, Cody Sawyer, Aaron Corvin | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Don Wettstein, Michael Fellman | |
| 07:41 | Lamar | Alan Risk makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:41 | Lamar | Alan Risk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Risk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Ginn (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | James Fleming misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Alan Risk picks off the pass by Richard Young | 63-54 |
| 06:46 | Lamar | Donald Ginn misses the easy layup | 63-54 |
| 06:44 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:27 | Rice | James Fleming comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Christopher - foul #1 on Michael Christopher, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Howard Kushner (PG), Cody Sawyer (SF), Ronald Currie (PF) Mark Butler, Michael Christopher, Alan Risk | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) Norman Smith | |
| 06:27 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:27 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:09 | Lamar | David Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cody Sawyer | 66-56 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Ronald Currie swats the short shot by Rodney Coca | 66-56 |
| 05:50 | Lamar | Ronald Currie grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 05:21 | Lamar | David Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:57 | Rice | George Mulloy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:56 | Rice | James Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Rodney Coca's dunk attempt is rejected by Cody Sawyer | 66-56 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Richard Young gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:16 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 04:12 | Lamar | Howard Kushner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Jackson | 69-56 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Lamar | Mark Butler (PG), Alan Risk (PF) Howard Kushner, Ronald Currie | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), Norman Smith (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) George Mulloy, James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Don Wettstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bob Weir | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Lamar | Donald Ginn comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| 03:27 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:27 | Lamar | Donald Ginn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Mark Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Cody Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alan Risk (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Ginn (tiring) 33 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Norman Smith can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 71-59 |
| 03:09 | Lamar | Mark Butler pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 03:03 | Lamar | Cody Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Stackpole (SG), Aaron Corvin (C) David Jackson, Donald Ginn | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) Norman Smith | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:45 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Joseph Stackpole | 71-59 |
| 02:45 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Jackson (SG), Donald Ginn (C) Joseph Stackpole, Aaron Corvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Rodney Coca | |
| 02:25 | Lamar | David Jackson's pass is intercepted by Richard Young | 71-59 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Alan Risk steals the ball from Richard Young | 71-59 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Donald Ginn misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 71-59 |
| 01:47 | Lamar | Alan Risk tips it in | 73-59 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Bob Weir knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Young | 73-61 |
| 01:17 | Lamar | David Jackson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Butler | 75-61 |
| 00:59 | Rice | James Fleming comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:58 | Rice | James Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Richard Young buries a jumper from close range set up by Bob Weir | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Lamar | The short jumper by Donald Ginn is denied by Don Wettstein | 75-63 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Richard Young drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Fleming | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Mark Butler runs out the clock | 75-65 |