| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) PF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) C - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) C - Arthur Matson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Arthur Matson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bennie Lee | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the dunk but the foul's on Arthur Matson - foul #1 on Arthur Matson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ratliff - foul #1 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Johnny Clarke picks off the pass by Timothy Bates | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff lays it up and in set up by Johnny Clarke | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Jason Avent comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Johnny Clarke | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Clarke | 9-2 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Jason Avent takes the ball from Thomas Leimberger | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Jason Avent can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 16:39 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 9-5 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Jason Taylor (SG), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:12 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a jumper from the right side | 10-5 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes loses the dribble to Alfred Moore | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) SF - Johnny Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SF - James Stamps (fresh) PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Richard Petrus (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Donald Fox comes up short on the shot from the left side | 10-5 |
| 15:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 10-5 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan is hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Sanjuan, Johnny Clarke | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Dennis Lynch - foul #1 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF) James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Keith Queen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Avent | 10-8 |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes banks in the layup set up by Jason Taylor | 12-8 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Keith Queen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Avent | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 12-11 |
| 13:41 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch tips it in | 14-11 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Keith Queen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (SF), Thomas Leimberger (C) Jason Taylor, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Danford (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Keith Queen, Donald Fox | |
| 13:20 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Leimberger | 16-11 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Richard Maddocks lays it in on a great pass from Alfred Moore and the foul's on Bennie Lee - foul #1 on Bennie Lee, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:52 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Clarke | 19-14 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Thomas Danford misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Clarke - foul #1 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Alfred Moore, James Stamps | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Thomas Danford makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Thomas Danford misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:29 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 12:18 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Sanjuan | 21-15 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Jason Taylor (SG), Bruce Forbes (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG) Thomas Danford | |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Timothy Bates loses the dribble to Bennie Lee | 21-15 |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses the easy layup | 21-15 |
| 11:15 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke tips it but misses | 21-15 |
| 11:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Bates | 21-15 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-15 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Jason Avent grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Maddocks | 21-17 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Thomas Leimberger - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (PF) Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 10:10 | Southern Methodist | Keith Queen steals it from Johnny Clarke | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 09:44 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:26 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bennie Lee | 24-17 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Dennis Lynch takes the ball from Donald Fox | 24-17 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bennie Lee | 26-17 |
| 08:44 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Lynch - foul #2 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Jason Taylor, Dennis Lynch | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Jason Avent | |
| 08:44 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:44 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:44 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:33 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Thomas Leimberger is denied by Richard Petrus | 26-18 |
| 08:31 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the tip | 26-18 |
| 08:22 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 08:01 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Donald Fox is whistled for a carry | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| 07:45 | Southern Methodist | Donald Fox takes the ball from Johnny Clarke | 26-18 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Fox blows the layup | 26-18 |
| 07:39 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Clarke (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF) Johnny Clarke | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Donald Fox | |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Arthur Matson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alfred Moore | 27-21 |
| 06:48 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor hits a shot from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-21 |
| 06:12 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is hacked by Arthur Matson - foul #2 on Arthur Matson, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Keith Queen (PF), Donald Fox (C) Michael Jenkins, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff is hacked by Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ratliff - foul #2 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG) Raymond Ratliff | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (C) Alfred Moore | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Leimberger | 32-23 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Jason Avent comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jason Taylor | 32-23 |
| 05:05 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee drills a runner in the paint set up by Jason Taylor | 34-23 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 04:39 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Richard Petrus is called for the reach on Bennie Lee - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #8 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Timothy Bates, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 36-23 |
| 04:05 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 03:49 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 36-23 |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Clarke (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fox (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Taylor | 38-23 |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-23 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Avent | 38-25 |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Jason Avent is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Dennis Lynch (PF) Bennie Lee, Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, James Stamps, Richard Maddocks, Donald Fox | |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 01:39 | Rice | The jumper by Alfred Moore is denied by Jason Taylor | 38-25 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Arthur Matson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 01:03 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Lynch | 41-28 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #1 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #8 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), James Stamps (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Petrus | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Forbes | 44-31 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by Bennie Lee - foul #2 on Bennie Lee, team foul #9 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (C) Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG) Arthur Matson | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 44-31 |