| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wagner | Terry Erickson inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Wagner | Samuel Aden steals it from William Hill | 24-25 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Terry Jerez lays it in set up by Samuel Aden | 26-25 |
| 19:30 | Wagner | William Hill blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:30 | Wagner | William Hill makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:30 | Wagner | William Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 26-26 |
| 19:24 | Rice | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moore - foul #1 on Gerald Moore, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Terry Thornton clanks a jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 19:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Moore - foul #2 on Gerald Moore, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:49 | Wagner | William Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 18:21 | Wagner | Terry Erickson tips it in | 27-28 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it home | 29-28 |
| 17:40 | Wagner | Terry Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Alan Landrum (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), Robert Peters (C) Terry Erickson, Gerald Moore, William Hill | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 17:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:46 | Wagner | Alan Landrum's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Pease | 31-28 |
| 16:44 | Wagner | Johnny Smith gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:35 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Fogleman | 31-31 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Adam Pease drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 15:56 | Wagner | Johnny Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 15:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fogleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alan Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (PG), Leo Lancaster (SG), Terry Erickson (SF), Gerald Moore (PF), William Hill (C) Gary Freeborn, Peter Fogleman, Alan Landrum, Johnny Smith, Robert Peters | |
| 15:25 | Wagner | William Hill drills a floater in the paint set up by Terry Erickson | 34-33 |
| 15:02 | Rice | John Watson misses the shot in the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:00 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Gerald Moore | 34-33 |
| 14:39 | Wagner | Leo Lancaster is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a floater from close range | 34-33 |
| 14:25 | Wagner | Gerald Moore grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:08 | Wagner | William Hill buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Hill - foul #2 on William Hill, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), Alan Landrum (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), Robert Peters (C) Michael Almon, Leo Lancaster, Terry Erickson, Gerald Moore, William Hill | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Wagner | Samuel Aden steals the ball from Johnny Smith | 36-36 |
| 12:59 | Rice | James Snow is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 12:48 | Wagner | The pull-up jumper by Alan Landrum is blocked by Raymond Valenti | 36-36 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Fogleman - foul #1 on Peter Fogleman, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Wagner | Terry Erickson (SF), Gerald Moore (PF) Alan Landrum, Johnny Smith | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:58 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Blake Jones grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 37-36 |
| 11:38 | Wagner | Terry Erickson grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 11:17 | Wagner | Terry Erickson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 10:59 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Terry Jerez is blocked by Robert Peters | 37-36 |
| 10:58 | Rice | James Snow misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 10:43 | Wagner | Terry Erickson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Peter Fogleman | 39-38 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 10:19 | Wagner | Gerald Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:14 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Freeborn - foul #2 on Gary Freeborn, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (PG), Leo Lancaster (SG), Alan Landrum (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), William Hill (C) Gary Freeborn, Peter Fogleman, Terry Erickson, Gerald Moore, Robert Peters | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:53 | Wagner | The rebound goes to William Hill | 39-38 |
| 09:39 | Wagner | William Hill's pass is intercepted by John Watson | 39-38 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty lays it up and in set up by John Watson | 41-38 |
| 09:12 | Wagner | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Leo Lancaster - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG) Michael Almon, Leo Lancaster | |
| 09:01 | Wagner | William Hill's layup is rejected by Ronald Hickey | 41-38 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Terry Jerez double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 08:41 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Fogleman | 41-41 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Terry Thornton buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:05 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Wagner | Terry Erickson (SF), Gerald Moore (PF) Alan Landrum, Johnny Smith | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Fogleman - foul #2 on Peter Fogleman, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Peters (C) William Hill | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Wagner | Gerald Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 07:31 | Wagner | Terry Erickson can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:24 | Rice | James Snow misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 07:23 | Wagner | Robert Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:07 | Wagner | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Gary Freeborn - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (PG), Leo Lancaster (SG) Gary Freeborn, Peter Fogleman | |
| 06:44 | Wagner | Terry Erickson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Lancaster | 45-43 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 48-43 |
| 06:08 | Wagner | Leo Lancaster is hacked by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), Alan Landrum (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), William Hill (C) Michael Almon, Leo Lancaster, Terry Erickson, Gerald Moore, Robert Peters | |
| 05:51 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:50 | Wagner | Johnny Smith misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:19 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 05:17 | Wagner | Johnny Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:56 | Wagner | Alan Landrum knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnny Smith | 48-46 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Terry Jerez is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 04:19 | Wagner | Ronald Hickey swats the short shot by William Hill | 48-46 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:06 | Rice | William Hill takes the ball from Samuel Aden | 48-46 |
| 03:56 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alan Landrum | 48-48 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Johnny Smith picks off the pass by Samuel Aden | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Freeborn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Fogleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alan Landrum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - William Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Wagner | Alan Landrum knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Freeborn and he's fouled by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Almon (SG), Terry Erickson (SF), Gerald Moore (PF), Robert Peters (C) Gary Freeborn, Peter Fogleman, Johnny Smith, William Hill | |
| 03:24 | Wagner | Alan Landrum makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Raymond Valenti drills a floater from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Wagner | Terry Erickson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Leo Lancaster (SG) Alan Landrum | |
| 02:52 | Wagner | Terry Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Wagner | Terry Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Timothy Petty drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Jones | 53-51 |
| 02:34 | Wagner | Wagner calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Freeborn (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), William Hill (C) Michael Almon, Leo Lancaster, Robert Peters | |
| 02:18 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Freeborn | 53-53 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Terry Thornton connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Samuel Aden | 55-53 |
| 01:46 | Wagner | The jump hook by William Hill is blocked by Terry Thornton | 55-53 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't finish the layup | 55-53 |
| 01:27 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:22 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Freeborn | 55-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Gerald Moore is called for the reach on Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Gerald Moore, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:47 | Wagner | William Hill is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 00:47 | Wagner | William Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:47 | Wagner | William Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Watson | 60-57 |
| 00:07 | Wagner | Gary Freeborn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Freeborn - foul #3 on Gary Freeborn, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), James Snow (SF) Terry Jerez, John Watson | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wagner | Terry Erickson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-57 |