| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian McColm (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Dailey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | UC Irvine | Norman Kelly is called for the reach on James Paulsen - foul #3 on Norman Kelly, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Paulsen | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox double dribbles | 36-30 |
| 19:01 | Rice | William Dailey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:40 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Larry Shaw blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | William Dailey denies the turnaround by James Paulsen | 36-33 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Larry Shaw snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:37 | Rice | John Larsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich tips it in | 38-33 |
| 17:00 | Rice | William Dailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Solinski (SF), Donald Burd (PF), Carl Jordan (C) Steven Smith, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Erik McGowan (PF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Lawrence Kurz, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Roy - foul #1 on Shawn Roy, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Lee Zorich | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Erik McGowan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | James Solinski's floater is tipped away by Hugh Granville | 40-33 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Shawn Roy gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Solinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik McGowan (fresh) C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Donald Burd is called for the reach on Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Donald Burd, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF) Ronald McCants, James Solinski, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Shawn Roy, Hugh Granville | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:17 | Rice | John Larsen tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox drills a floater from the right block set up by Lee Zorich | 42-35 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Erik McGowan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF) Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin | |
| 14:23 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #4 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Dailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:59 | Rice | John Larsen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Kurz - foul #2 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Solinski (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Shawn Roy, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Larry Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (PF) James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF) William Dailey, Lawrence Kurz | |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | James Solinski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-37 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Michael Chapin snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 11:57 | Rice | George Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Larry Shaw tips it in | 43-39 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Solinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Michael Chapin drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Hugh Granville | 44-42 |
| 11:08 | UC Irvine | George Anderson steals it from Ronald McCants | 44-42 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Burd - foul #2 on Donald Burd, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) James Solinski, Carl Jordan, Donald Burd, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 10:42 | Rice | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Michael Chapin connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from George Anderson | 44-46 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox loses the dribble to William Dailey | 44-46 |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Larsen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian McColm - foul #1 on Brian McColm, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Michael Chapin | |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Lawrence Kurz steps in front of the Steven Smith pass | 44-48 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz throws it down | 44-50 |
| 09:29 | UC Irvine | George Anderson is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) George Anderson | |
| 09:29 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:29 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:10 | Rice | William Dailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Norman Kelly tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith's layup is rejected by John Larsen | 46-52 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:32 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Smith | 48-52 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Erik McGowan | 48-54 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Steven Smith is denied by Norman Kelly | 48-54 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 07:39 | Rice | John Larsen lays it up and in on a great pass from William Dailey | 48-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian McColm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 07:26 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 07:22 | Rice | William Dailey knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Larsen | 48-58 |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 07:17 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Smith | 50-58 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled on the floor by James Paulsen - foul #3 on James Paulsen, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), James Solinski (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 05:38 | Rice | George Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 53-61 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Hugh Granville's floater is tipped away by Carl Jordan | 53-61 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | James Solinski snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Jordan | 56-61 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Larry Shaw clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | James Solinski grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | James Solinski makes the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Lee Zorich (SG) Ronald McCants, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | James Solinski makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Hugh Granville comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Steven Smith | 61-61 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Michael Chapin can't finish the layup | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Larry Shaw tips it in | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Solinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Burd (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan tips it home | 63-63 |
| 02:55 | Rice | George Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), Brian McColm (C) James Solinski, Donald Burd, Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the jumper from the left block set up by Steven Smith | 65-63 |
| 02:09 | Rice | John Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 02:08 | Rice | George Anderson misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hal Cox | 68-63 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the follow up shot | 68-65 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian McColm | 71-65 |
| 01:04 | Rice | The short jumper by John Larsen is denied by James Paulsen | 71-65 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Norman Kelly drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Anderson | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Burnam - foul #5 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen grabs the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen is hacked by Norman Kelly - foul #4 on Norman Kelly, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | John Larsen is called for the reach on Brian McColm - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG) Ronald McCants | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Brian McColm makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | Rice | George Anderson is whistled for traveling | 75-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF), James Solinski (PF) Hal Cox, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | William Dailey is called for the reach on Lee Zorich in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Dailey, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Rice | William Dailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith is fouled in the backcourt by George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:14 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 78-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Dailey clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Jordan - foul #1 on Carl Jordan, team foul #5 | 78-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Brian McColm | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants runs out the clock | 78-69 |