| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Best (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Beale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by George Best | 40-41 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Norman Smith | 43-41 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joshua Odom - foul #1 on Joshua Odom, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Harris - foul #2 on Philip Harris, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 18:15 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | George Best drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Philip Harris | 43-46 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Joshua Odom steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF) Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Smith (PF) John Boone | |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Chad Delp (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | George Best makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Bob Weir drills a shot from the free throw line set up by George Mulloy | 45-47 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | George Best is hacked by Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan's floater is knocked away by Michael Fellman | 45-47 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Bob Weir's fadeaway is rejected by Ross Beale | 45-47 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Philip Harris | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Delp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Chad Delp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Boone (PF) James Smith | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | George Best knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Michael Fellman drills a turnaround in the paint | 49-52 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan is whistled for a carry | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Price (C) Ross Beale | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp clanks a turnaround from the left block | 49-52 |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Best | 49-52 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | John Boone hits the finger roll set up by Philip Harris and the foul's on Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), James Smith (C) George Best, Joe Price | |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Joshua Odom grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-54 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski loses the dribble to Bob Weir | 49-54 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Philip Harris picks off the pass by Bob Weir | 49-54 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris hits the finger roll | 49-56 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Norman Smith hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney | 51-56 |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Smith | 51-58 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Bob Weir misses long on a shot near the basket | 51-58 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | John Boone gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 12:05 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Sloan (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Boone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Richard Young lays it up and in set up by Gilbert McGibney | 53-61 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Kenneth Dobrowolski takes the ball from Joshua Odom | 53-63 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan is fouled on the floor by Bob Weir - foul #3 on Bob Weir, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG), George Best (SG), Timothy Pike (PF), Ross Beale (C) Philip Harris, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone, James Smith | |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:57 | Rice | George Mulloy hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Beauchamp | 55-65 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Michael Fellman, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:14 | Rice | George Mulloy is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pike - foul #1 on Timothy Pike, team foul #3 | 55-67 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp is called for traveling | 55-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF), Marc Moore (PF) Thomas Beauchamp, Chad Delp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), James Smith (PF) Milo Moody, Timothy Pike | |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote's pass is intercepted by Larry Hughes in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 08:17 | Rice | George Mulloy blows the layup | 55-67 |
| 08:15 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Larry Hughes steps in front of the James Smith pass | 55-67 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the easy layup | 55-67 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ellis Cote | 55-67 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Michael Fellman pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 07:34 | Rice | George Mulloy is fouled on the floor by George Best - foul #1 on George Best, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, George Mulloy, Marc Moore, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SF), Joe Price (C) Ellis Cote, Joseph Sloan, Ross Beale | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Price (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Richard Young buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Joe Price - foul #2 on Joe Price, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Boone (PF) Joe Price | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Richard Young makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses the easy layup | 58-67 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 06:40 | Rice | John Boone is called for the reach on Joshua Odom - foul #1 on John Boone, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (SG), Joe Price (C) George Best, James Smith | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-67 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Richard Young tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Richard Young misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Price - foul #3 on Joe Price, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (PF) Joshua Odom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan (SF), Timothy Pike (PF), Ross Beale (C) Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone, Joe Price | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Richard Young misses the 3rd free throw | 61-70 |
| 05:43 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Philip Harris, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (SG) Milo Moody | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Norman Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:29 | Vanderbilt | George Best makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Harris | 61-72 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Timothy Pike | 61-72 |
| 03:47 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan blows the layup | 61-72 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Thomas Beauchamp, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SF), John Boone (PF) Joseph Sloan, Timothy Pike | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Richard Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Philip Harris and he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG) Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG) Philip Harris | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses the free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Beale | 61-74 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-74 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Bob Weir snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 02:22 | Rice | John Boone steals it from Larry Hughes | 61-74 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Larry Hughes is called for the reach on Milo Moody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), James Smith (PF), Joe Price (C) George Best, John Boone, Ross Beale | |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Smith | 61-76 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | James Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 01:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chad Delp | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Rice | Michael Fellman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski is hacked by Bob Weir - foul #4 on Bob Weir, team foul #10 | 61-76 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | George Mulloy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dobrowolski - foul #1 on Kenneth Dobrowolski, team foul #9 | 61-77 |
| 00:49 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:49 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski loses the dribble to Bob Weir | 63-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Larry Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Milo Moody - foul #2 on Milo Moody, team foul #10 | 63-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Michael Fellman gets the offensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-77 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Chad Delp hits the follow up shot | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote runs out the clock | 65-77 |