| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ervin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Jerry Kaczorowski denies the turnaround by Gary Ferguson | 41-40 |
| 19:36 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Ervin Reed | 41-40 |
| 19:26 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed hits a floater in the lane | 43-40 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Herman Robinson is called for the reach on Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Robinson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG) Herman Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 18:46 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman loses the dribble to John Jones | 43-42 |
| 18:36 | Rice | John Jones is hacked by Ervin Reed - foul #2 on Ervin Reed, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Millender (SF), Brian Philpot (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Willis Auman, Jerry Kaczorowski, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:16 | Rice | John Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 17:58 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine is hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG), Willis Auman (SG) Charles Folmar, John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| 17:52 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Stephen Strauss steals it from Eric Lam in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 17:31 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine hits a floater from the right wing set up by Brian Philpot | 45-44 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Brian Philpot picks off the pass by Paul Polston | 45-44 |
| 16:50 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Eric Lam loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), John Zuehlke (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Willis Auman, Blake Millender, Brian Philpot, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG) Eric Lam, Matthew Nickols | |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Stephen Strauss is blocked by Joseph Horn | 45-44 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Dennis David makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Polston | 45-46 |
| 15:59 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke loses the dribble to Dennis David | 45-46 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Manuel Wall banks in the layup set up by Dennis David | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Folmar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Strauss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ervin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Willis Auman (SG), Eric Toler (SF) Charles Folmar, Stephen Strauss, John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 15:22 | Rice | John Jones is whistled for traveling | 45-48 |
| 15:02 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed jams it on a nice dish by Herman Robinson | 47-48 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Dennis David and the foul's on Eric Toler - foul #4 on Eric Toler, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Millender (SF), Brian Philpot (PF) Eric Toler, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:35 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender is hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke (SG), Donald Scalabrine (C) Willis Auman, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:20 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 14:19 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:02 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Blake Millender | 50-51 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Chris Campbell's pass is intercepted by Donald Scalabrine in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:09 | Rice | William Burakowski is hacked by John Zuehlke - foul #1 on John Zuehlke, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), Stephen Strauss (SG), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Herman Robinson, Blake Millender, Brian Philpot, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| 12:58 | Rice | The jump hook by Manuel Wall is blocked by Jerry Kaczorowski | 50-51 |
| 12:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis David | 50-51 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 12:41 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:18 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Kaczorowski and he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG) Charles Folmar | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 12:18 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Manuel Wall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 11:47 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 11:45 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke tips it in | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Ervin Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:25 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Manuel Wall buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Jones | 57-57 |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-57 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Manuel Wall is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 10:01 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 09:59 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 09:51 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed double dribbles | 59-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Charles Folmar (SG), Blake Millender (SF), Brian Philpot (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Stephen Strauss, Willis Auman, John Zuehlke, Jerry Kaczorowski, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-57 |
| 09:28 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:15 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine's pass is intercepted by William Burakowski | 59-57 |
| 09:03 | Rice | William Burakowski can't finish the layup | 59-57 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 08:44 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 08:39 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Folmar | 61-57 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Charles Folmar steals the ball from Gary Ferguson in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 08:08 | Pepperdine | Chris Campbell denies the turnaround by Donald Scalabrine | 61-57 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Chris Campbell tips it home | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Folmar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blake Millender (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Philpot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Burakowski (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 07:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 61-59 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is hacked by Donald Scalabrine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Scalabrine, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG), Willis Auman (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Herman Robinson, Charles Folmar, Blake Millender, Brian Philpot, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| 07:13 | Rice | John Jones's layup is rejected by Ervin Reed | 61-59 |
| 07:11 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:07 | Pepperdine | Nicholas Phillips steals it from Stephen Strauss in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 06:46 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Ervin Reed | 61-59 |
| 06:30 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Willis Auman is blocked by Joseph Horn | 61-59 |
| 06:28 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy (PG), Brian Philpot (PF) Stephen Strauss, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Manuel Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 06:05 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Manuel Wall connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 05:30 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke (SG), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF) Willis Auman, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), John Jones (PF) Dennis David, Joseph Horn | |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler is whistled for a carry | 63-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Millender (SF) Eric Toler | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Eric Lam, Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is hacked by Kenneth Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Murphy, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG) Kenneth Murphy | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 04:53 | Rice | The jump hook by Matthew Nickols is blocked by Brian Philpot | 63-62 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Paul Polston tips it in | 63-64 |
| 04:35 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 04:34 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke tips it home | 65-64 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt buries a shot from the right wing set up by Manuel Wall | 65-66 |
| 03:59 | Pepperdine | Paul Polston is called for the reach on Brian Philpot - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Charles Folmar (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Donald Scalabrine (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Stephen Strauss, John Zuehlke, Blake Millender, Jerry Kaczorowski, Brian Philpot | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| 03:49 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-66 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Folmar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Toler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Scalabrine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ervin Reed (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is alone and drills a floater in the lane | 65-68 |
| 03:21 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine is whistled for a carry | 65-68 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Chris Campbell | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Herman Robinson - foul #4 on Herman Robinson, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG), John Zuehlke (SF) Herman Robinson, Eric Toler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:00 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG) Charles Folmar | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 02:45 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Herman Robinson and he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #3 on Paul Polston, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot (C) Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) John Jones | |
| 02:45 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Toler (SF) Brian Philpot | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 02:26 | Rice | John Jones drills a shot from the right block | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #4 on Chris Campbell, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:08 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-72 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Chris Campbell tips it but misses | 69-72 |
| 02:01 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Donald Scalabrine | 69-72 |
| 01:40 | Pepperdine | Gary Ferguson is called for the reach on Eric Toler - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Ervin Reed (C) Donald Scalabrine, John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:40 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:40 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:40 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Ervin Reed steps in front of the Dennis David pass | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Kaczorowski and the foul's on Gary Ferguson - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 01:11 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Eric Toler - foul #5 on Eric Toler, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke (SF) Eric Toler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dennis David | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ervin Reed (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | John Jones wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-75 |
| 04:37 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #5 on Chris Campbell, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), Brian Philpot (C) Herman Robinson, Ervin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Joseph Horn is called for traveling | 77-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Millender (SF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Willis Auman, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Zuehlke and he's hacked by Paul Polston - foul #4 on Paul Polston, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 04:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot misses the free throw | 79-75 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Dennis David scores on a 3 from the right corner | 79-78 |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Polston | 79-78 |
| 03:31 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke tips it but misses | 79-78 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Blake Millender steps in front of the Nicholas Phillips pass in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #5 on Joseph Horn, team foul #14 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG) John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Dennis David is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-81 |
| 02:56 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), John Zuehlke (SF) Charles Folmar, Blake Millender | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:36 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #15 | 80-81 |
| 02:36 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 02:36 | Pepperdine | Brian Philpot makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 82-84 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski (PF) Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson is hacked by Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #16 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed (C) Brian Philpot | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis David | 83-86 |
| 01:15 | Pepperdine | Ervin Reed misses badly on a shot from the left block | 83-86 |
| 01:14 | Rice | John Jones snags the defensive board | 83-86 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is open and lays it up and in | 83-88 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ervin Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 83-88 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Herman Robinson is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herman Robinson, team foul #9 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG) Herman Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (PF) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-90 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston | |
| 00:40 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses the dunk | 83-90 |
| 00:38 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Charles Folmar is called for the reach on John Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Folmar, team foul #10 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (C) Nicholas Phillips, Matthew Nickols | |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 83-91 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is hacked by John Zuehlke - foul #2 on John Zuehlke, team foul #11 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) John Jones | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | Paul Polston steps in front of the Charles Folmar pass | 83-93 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dennis David runs out the clock | 83-93 |