| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Wayne Darby connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Siegrist | 29-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Haney - foul #2 on John Haney, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 19:16 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 29-35 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Derek Gayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Wayne Darby tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 18:34 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:23 | Rice | James Blaze makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Robinson and he's hacked by Wayne Darby - foul #1 on Wayne Darby, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) Lee Borelli | |
| 18:23 | Rice | James Blaze misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Mark Fagin blocks the short jumper by John Haney | 29-37 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:38 | Rice | William Siegrist is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #3 on William Siegrist, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG) William Siegrist | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Robert Reed is denied on a layup by Wayne Darby | 29-37 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Eric Gurganus tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Derek Gayton loses the dribble to Robert Reed | 29-39 |
| 16:39 | Rice | James Blaze blows the dunk | 29-39 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Robert Reed tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 16:19 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled on the floor by John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 29-41 |
| 15:58 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Dudley | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Albert Clark comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Keith Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Keith Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), William Siegrist (SG) Dustin Cowan, Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF), Robert Reed (C) James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Charles Furman loses the dribble to Erik Brooks | 29-41 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Erik Brooks lays it up and in | 29-43 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Robert Reed blocks the jumper by Carl Chrisman | 29-43 |
| 14:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lee Borelli | 29-43 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Erik Brooks | 29-45 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lee Borelli - foul #1 on Lee Borelli, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Jim Williams loses the dribble to John Haney | 31-45 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | John Haney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Eric Gurganus grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wayne Darby | 31-45 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Lee Borelli picks off the pass by Paul Apodaca | 31-45 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-45 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wayne Darby | 31-45 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | William Siegrist drills a shot from the right side | 33-45 |
| 11:45 | Rice | James Blaze buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 35-47 |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Blaze buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 35-49 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Jim Williams picks off the pass by Derek Gayton | 35-49 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Wayne Darby steps in front of the Eric Gurganus pass | 35-49 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Eric Gurganus is called for the reach on William Siegrist - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Charles Furman | 37-49 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Robert Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| 09:41 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Albert Clark is called for the reach on Mark Fagin - foul #2 on Albert Clark, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Robert Reed buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 37-51 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Albert Clark knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Chrisman | 40-51 |
| 08:24 | Rice | John Herring is hacked by Albert Clark - foul #3 on Albert Clark, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (SF) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Mark Fagin banks in the layup | 40-53 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca loses the ball out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Wayne Darby (PF) Dustin Cowan, Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF) Keith Robinson, James Blaze | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Columbia | Derek Gayton can't finish the layup | 40-54 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Erik Brooks grabs the board | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Derek Gayton - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), James Blaze (PF) Keith Robinson, Mark Fagin | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Robert Reed steals the ball from William Siegrist | 40-56 |
| 06:18 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Lee Borelli | 40-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) John Herring, Lee Borelli | |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca drills a shot in the paint set up by Derek Gayton and he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Derek Gayton - foul #3 on Derek Gayton, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | William Siegrist connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Chrisman | 45-58 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Mark Fagin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Wayne Darby (PF), John Haney (C) William Siegrist, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, John Herring, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 04:37 | Columbia | Derek Gayton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Furman | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Eric Gurganus drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Borelli | 48-61 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | Charles Furman hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Lee Borelli hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 50-61 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Furman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Columbia | Lee Borelli steals it from Albert Clark | 50-61 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Albert Clark steals the ball from Eric Gurganus | 50-61 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF) Albert Clark, Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), John Herring (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 02:31 | Columbia | William Siegrist hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 53-61 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Herring | 53-64 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-64 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | John Haney snags the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Robert Reed steps in front of the William Siegrist pass | 53-64 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Derek Gayton - foul #4 on Derek Gayton, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Lee Borelli, Mark Fagin | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for a carry | 53-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG) Keith Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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) | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Charles Furman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Cowan | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Erik Brooks runs out the clock | 55-66 |