| Lineup | Elon | PG - Scott Cloer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Overholt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Delbert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Richter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | John Stark inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Elon | John Stark's pass is intercepted by Eric Gurganus | 33-37 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Eric Gurganus banks in the layup | 33-39 |
| 19:27 | Elon | Louis Overholt is hacked by Sean Stutts - foul #2 on Sean Stutts, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| 19:09 | Elon | The 3pt attempt by Louis Overholt is denied by Robert Reed | 33-39 |
| 19:07 | Elon | Mike Richter can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 19:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Colby Dickison | 33-39 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 18:30 | Elon | John Stark is called for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison | |
| 18:16 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Gurganus | 33-44 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Scott Cloer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stark | 36-44 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 17:50 | Elon | Mike Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:38 | Elon | The short jumper by Scott Cloer is denied by Mark Fagin | 36-44 |
| 17:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 36-44 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Ralph Hannum snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Delbert Jones steals the ball from Eric Gurganus | 36-44 |
| 16:51 | Elon | Delbert Jones is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (PG), Andrew Schoenstein (SG), Todd Swenson (SF), Perry Wolfe (PF), George Fry (C) Scott Cloer, Louis Overholt, John Stark, Delbert Jones, Mike Richter | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin | |
| 16:29 | Elon | Todd Swenson's pass is intercepted by Robert Reed | 36-44 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Jae Champion can't finish the layup | 36-44 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Eric Gurganus tips it home | 36-46 |
| 15:52 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Andrew Schoenstein | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | George Fry steals the ball from Sean Stutts | 38-46 |
| 15:09 | Elon | Todd Swenson is called for 5 seconds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Scott Cloer (PG), Louis Overholt (SG), Delbert Jones (PF) Darrell Trumbull, Andrew Schoenstein, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Colby Dickison (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed, Sean Stutts | |
| 14:57 | Rice | John Herring misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the tip | 38-46 |
| 14:54 | Elon | George Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Elon | Louis Overholt hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Scott Cloer | 40-46 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Louis Overholt steals it from Colby Dickison | 40-46 |
| 14:22 | Elon | Louis Overholt lays it in | 42-46 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Scott Cloer steals the ball from John Herring | 42-46 |
| 14:02 | Elon | George Fry misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Colby Dickison | 42-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Colby Dickison blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 13:41 | Elon | The rebound goes to Louis Overholt | 42-46 |
| 13:37 | Elon | Scott Cloer misses the dunk but the foul's on Ralph Hannum - foul #2 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF), Mike Richter (C) Perry Wolfe, George Fry | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Sean Stutts (C) John Herring, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison | |
| 13:37 | Elon | Scott Cloer makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:37 | Elon | Scott Cloer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Eric Gurganus is fouled on the floor by John Stark - foul #1 on John Stark, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (PG) Scott Cloer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:04 | Rice | Mark Fagin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-46 |
| 13:02 | Elon | Delbert Jones gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:40 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Fagin | 44-46 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 12:17 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:01 | Elon | Louis Overholt misses the floater from the right side | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 11:45 | Rice | John Stark steps in front of the Nathaniel Toothman pass | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Overholt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Delbert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Richter (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is fouled on the floor by Henry Sexton - foul #1 on Henry Sexton, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Scott Cloer (PG), Perry Wolfe (SF), George Fry (PF) Louis Overholt, John Stark, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Robert Reed (C) Henry Sexton, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| 11:21 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Todd Swenson (SF) Mike Richter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Eric Gurganus makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 44-49 |
| 10:44 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-49 |
| 10:43 | Elon | George Fry tips it in | 46-49 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 46-52 |
| 10:15 | Elon | Jae Champion steps in front of the Darrell Trumbull pass | 46-52 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Ralph Hannum travels with the ball | 46-52 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (SG), Delbert Jones (PF), Mike Richter (C) Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson, George Fry | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Eric Gurganus, Robert Reed, Colby Dickison | |
| 09:39 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is denied on a layup by Sean Stutts | 46-52 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Perry Wolfe - foul #1 on Perry Wolfe, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Elon | Louis Overholt (SG) Andrew Schoenstein | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Ralph Hannum | |
| 09:31 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:07 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:06 | Elon | Mike Richter tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 08:50 | Rice | John Herring connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Sean Stutts | 48-57 |
| 08:34 | Elon | Scott Cloer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), John Stark (SF) Scott Cloer, Perry Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Eric Gurganus | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Mark Fagin knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by John Herring | 48-59 |
| 08:04 | Elon | Louis Overholt loses the dribble to Jae Champion | 48-59 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Mark Fagin comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-59 |
| 07:49 | Elon | John Stark gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 07:36 | Elon | Mike Richter clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 07:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Hannum | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Overholt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Richter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jae Champion is fouled on the floor by John Stark - foul #2 on John Stark, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (PG), Perry Wolfe (PF), George Fry (C) Louis Overholt, Delbert Jones, Mike Richter | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Colby Dickison (C) John Herring, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is hacked by Darrell Trumbull - foul #2 on Darrell Trumbull, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Elon | Scott Cloer (PG) Andrew Schoenstein | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF) Colby Dickison | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Mark Fagin loses the dribble to Perry Wolfe | 48-59 |
| 06:34 | Elon | Perry Wolfe misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Eric Gurganus connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Henry Sexton | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:59 | Elon | Henry Sexton picks off the pass by Perry Wolfe | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:44 | Rice | Mark Fagin buries a shot near the basket set up by Henry Sexton | 48-64 |
| 05:24 | Elon | George Fry misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Louis Overholt (SG), Delbert Jones (PF), Mike Richter (C) Scott Cloer, John Stark, Perry Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 05:24 | Elon | George Fry makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:24 | Elon | George Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Colby Dickison can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Sean Stutts tips it in | 50-66 |
| 04:40 | Elon | Sean Stutts is called for the reach on Mike Richter - foul #3 on Sean Stutts, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Todd Swenson (SF) Darrell Trumbull, George Fry | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Robert Reed (PF) John Herring, Colby Dickison | |
| 04:21 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-66 |
| 04:20 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Jae Champion clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Elon | Delbert Jones hits a shot from the left wing | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Overholt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mike Richter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Schoenstein - foul #2 on Andrew Schoenstein, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (PG), Perry Wolfe (PF), George Fry (C) Louis Overholt, Delbert Jones, Mike Richter | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 02:54 | Elon | George Fry comes up short on the shot in the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Jae Champion snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Robert Reed buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 54-72 |
| 02:16 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the board | 54-72 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Henry Sexton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-72 |
| 01:52 | Elon | George Fry snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 01:42 | Elon | Perry Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-72 |
| 01:40 | Elon | George Fry grabs the offensive board | 54-72 |
| 01:29 | Elon | Robert Reed is called for the reach on George Fry - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| 01:29 | Elon | George Fry misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 54-72 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Robert Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-72 |
| 01:08 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-72 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Robert Reed comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-72 |
| 00:51 | Elon | The rebound goes to George Fry | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Elon | Henry Sexton is called for the reach on Darrell Trumbull - foul #2 on Henry Sexton, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| 00:45 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Colby Dickison hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 54-74 |
| 00:19 | Elon | Perry Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Jae Champion snags the defensive board | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Henry Sexton runs out the clock | 54-74 |