| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alan Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | James Pritchard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 19:44 | Albany | William Woods gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | Albany | Anthony Fowler is fouled on the floor by Joe Woods - foul #2 on Joe Woods, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Albany | Alan Goss misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kenny Garrett - foul #1 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Albany | Alan Goss makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | Albany | Alan Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:04 | Rice | James Pritchard scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Woods and he's fouled by William Woods - foul #2 on William Woods, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:04 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | Albany | Charles Fairchild drills a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:28 | Albany | William Woods pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:05 | Albany | Charles Fairchild connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alan Goss and he's hacked by Kenny Garrett - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 18:05 | Albany | Charles Fairchild makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:33 | Albany | Anthony Fowler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Woods - foul #3 on Joe Woods, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Peter Garvin (SF) Charles Fairchild | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Jake Sitz (PF) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome | |
| 17:33 | Albany | Anthony Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:33 | Albany | Anthony Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Tony Johnson is called for the reach on James Pritchard - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg (PG), John Ketner (SF), Douglas Utecht (C) Alan Goss, Tony Johnson, William Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (C) James Pritchard | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Kenny Garrett's floater is knocked away by John Ketner | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Scotty McLaird tips it home | 39-38 |
| 16:40 | Albany | John Ketner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Johnson (C) Anthony Fowler | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Scotty McLaird | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Jake Sitz's floater is knocked away by Shawn Johnson | 39-38 |
| 16:26 | Albany | Peter Garvin snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:11 | Albany | John Ketner is hacked by Kevin Cassidy - foul #1 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Goss (PG), Charles Fairchild (SF) John Ketner, Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kenny Garrett, Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz | |
| 15:58 | Albany | Douglas Utecht hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Pritchard - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Albany | William Woods (C) Peter Garvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Billy Davis | |
| 15:58 | Albany | Douglas Utecht misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:58 | Albany | Douglas Utecht misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:58 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alan Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Schweinberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Fairchild (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Utecht (fresh) C - William Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Alan Goss - foul #3 on Alan Goss, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Tony Johnson (PF) Douglas Utecht | |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF) Frank Krug | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Albany | Kevin Cassidy is called for the reach on Alan Goss - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Anthony Fowler (SG) Joseph Schweinberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:26 | Albany | Alan Goss misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 15:07 | Rice | James Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:06 | Albany | Anthony Fowler grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:50 | Albany | William Woods misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 14:48 | Rice | James Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Scotty McLaird comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | Albany | Charles Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:19 | Albany | Charles Fairchild comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 14:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg (PG), Peter Garvin (SF), Douglas Utecht (C) Alan Goss, Charles Fairchild, William Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Jake Sitz (PF), Frank Krug (C) Kevin Cassidy, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| 13:54 | Albany | Kenny Garrett steps in front of the Joseph Schweinberg pass in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scotty McLaird | 39-43 |
| 13:11 | Albany | Peter Garvin is called for a backcourt violation | 39-43 |
| Subs | Albany | John Ketner (SG), Shawn Johnson (C) Anthony Fowler, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | Albany | Shawn Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:43 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg clanks a floater from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:20 | Albany | Shawn Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:18 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg is hacked by Kenny Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #9 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Goss (PG), William Woods (C) John Ketner, Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| 12:18 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:18 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:18 | Albany | Peter Garvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:03 | Albany | Alan Goss can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alan Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Schweinberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Garvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Utecht (fresh) C - William Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jake Sitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Pritchard | 40-45 |
| 11:26 | Albany | William Woods misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 11:24 | Albany | Alan Goss hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Frank Krug misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Jake Sitz connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Kevin Cassidy | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Albany | Peter Garvin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Krug - foul #2 on Frank Krug, team foul #10 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Albany | Anthony Fowler (SG), Charles Fairchild (SF), Tony Johnson (PF) Joseph Schweinberg, Douglas Utecht, William Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Jake Sitz | |
| 10:43 | Albany | Peter Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:43 | Albany | Peter Garvin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:43 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:18 | Albany | Peter Garvin can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 43-50 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Scotty McLaird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Albany | John Ketner (PG), Shawn Johnson (C) Alan Goss, Peter Garvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG) Kenny Garrett | |
| 09:40 | Albany | Charles Fairchild clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-50 |
| 09:38 | Albany | Tony Johnson tips it home | 45-50 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Joe Woods is fouled on the floor by Charles Fairchild - foul #1 on Charles Fairchild, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg (PG), William Woods (C) John Ketner, Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (C) James Pritchard | |
| 09:06 | Rice | Anthony Fowler takes the ball from Joe Woods | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | Albany | Anthony Fowler lays it in | 47-50 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-50 |
| 08:50 | Albany | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Scotty McLaird steps in front of the Joseph Schweinberg pass | 47-50 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Lloyd Broome banks in the layup | 47-52 |
| 08:09 | Albany | Charles Fairchild misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 08:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frank Krug | 47-52 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 07:50 | Albany | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Joseph Schweinberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Fairchild (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:37 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Fairchild | 49-52 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Tony Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Tony Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Goss (PG), John Ketner (SF), Peter Garvin (PF), Douglas Utecht (C) Anthony Fowler, Charles Fairchild, Tony Johnson, William Woods | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Jake Sitz (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Billy Davis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jake Sitz | 49-55 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Alan Goss hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Utecht | 52-55 |
| 06:19 | Rice | John Ketner steals the ball from Jake Sitz | 52-55 |
| 05:57 | Albany | John Ketner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 05:56 | Albany | Peter Garvin grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:39 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alan Goss and he's fouled by Billy Davis - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Albany | Anthony Fowler (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), William Woods (C) Alan Goss, John Ketner, Douglas Utecht | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Billy Davis, Frank Krug | |
| 05:39 | Albany | Joseph Schweinberg makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Tony Johnson is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #3 on Tony Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Goss (PG) Joseph Schweinberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) James Pritchard | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Joe Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | Albany | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:41 | Albany | Jake Sitz takes the ball from Tony Johnson | 55-55 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Joe Woods clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 04:20 | Albany | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:04 | Albany | Alan Goss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:03 | Albany | Peter Garvin hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alan Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jake Sitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 03:26 | Albany | Anthony Fowler pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:18 | Albany | William Woods knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Albany | Charles Fairchild (SF) Peter Garvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Scotty McLaird clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 60-55 |
| 02:50 | Albany | The rebound goes to Alan Goss | 60-55 |
| 02:35 | Albany | Charles Fairchild misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 02:33 | Albany | William Woods hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Lloyd Broome connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Scotty McLaird | 62-57 |
| 02:03 | Albany | Alan Goss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:02 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 62-60 |
| 01:43 | Albany | Anthony Fowler can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:42 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Joe Woods misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 01:12 | Albany | Anthony Fowler snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:07 | Albany | Anthony Fowler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-60 |
| 00:58 | Albany | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Albany | William Woods is whistled for traveling | 62-60 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Lloyd Broome scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenny Garrett | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Charles Fairchild connects on the shot in the lane | 64-62 |