| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Daniel Allen inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Colgate | Jack Murphy connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Allen | 27-39 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 27-39 |
| 19:18 | Colgate | Daniel Allen grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 19:09 | Colgate | Dennis David picks off the pass by Robert Willis | 27-39 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Dennis David blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 19:05 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 18:45 | Colgate | Dennis David picks off the pass by Jack Murphy | 27-39 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 18:09 | Colgate | Jack Murphy comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 27-39 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is called for traveling | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Plummer (PF) Charles Jaggers | |
| 17:42 | Colgate | Jack Murphy banks in the layup | 27-41 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dennis David | 30-41 |
| 17:05 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Paul Polston pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-41 |
| 16:41 | Colgate | Michael Plummer snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:20 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Colgate | Claude Jones (SG), Marvin Wallace (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF) Robert Willis, Daniel Allen, Jack Murphy | |
| 16:20 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:20 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Chris Campbell's layup is rejected by Marvin Wallace | 30-42 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Claude Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Charles Jaggers is called for the reach on Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Charles Jaggers, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Glenn Hughes (SG) Alfredo Flores | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 15:28 | Colgate | Michael Plummer pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Claude Jones is called for 3 seconds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), James Look (PF) Eric Lam, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman (C) Michael Plummer | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn banks in the layup set up by Cecil Lawhon | 32-42 |
| 14:36 | Colgate | Claude Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Dennis David throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Cecil Lawhon, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Willis (SG), Jack Murphy (C) Glenn Hughes, Charles Jaggers | |
| 14:12 | Colgate | Robert Willis is hacked by Eric Lam - foul #2 on Eric Lam, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Colgate | Daniel Allen (SF), Michael Plummer (PF) Marvin Wallace, Franklin Hanneman | |
| 13:58 | Colgate | Robert Willis is hacked by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Alfredo Flores (PG) Claude Jones | |
| 13:53 | Colgate | Michael Plummer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 13:33 | Colgate | Jack Murphy gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:25 | Colgate | Jack Murphy jams it set up by Daniel Allen and the foul's on Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 13:25 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alfredo Flores - foul #1 on Alfredo Flores, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 13:07 | Rice | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:07 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jack Murphy | 32-45 |
| 12:56 | Colgate | Michael Plummer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:55 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Allen | 32-45 |
| 12:41 | Colgate | Michael Plummer drills a 3 from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 12:20 | Colgate | Jack Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 12:16 | Colgate | The jump hook by Daniel Allen is blocked by Matthew Nickols | 32-48 |
| 12:14 | Colgate | Michael Plummer snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 12:09 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Jack Murphy tips it but misses | 32-48 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Robert Willis steals the ball from Eric Lam | 32-48 |
| 11:53 | Colgate | Robert Willis lays it up and in | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Plummer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Eric Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 11:32 | Colgate | Daniel Allen gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:05 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Allen | 32-52 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Paul Polston's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Flores | 32-52 |
| 10:33 | Colgate | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Jack Murphy - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Colgate | Claude Jones (PG), Glenn Hughes (SG), Marvin Wallace (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF), Franklin Hanneman (C) Alfredo Flores, Robert Willis, Daniel Allen, Michael Plummer, Jack Murphy | |
| 10:12 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 10:12 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 10:12 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is called for traveling | 32-54 |
| 09:41 | Colgate | Claude Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is fouled on the floor by Marvin Wallace - foul #1 on Marvin Wallace, team foul #3 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the finger roll | 34-54 |
| 08:58 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace is called for traveling | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jack Murphy (C) Franklin Hanneman | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-54 |
| 08:23 | Colgate | Jack Murphy misses the fadeaway near the basket | 37-54 |
| 08:21 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers tips it in | 37-56 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Chris Campbell is hacked by Jack Murphy - foul #2 on Jack Murphy, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Cecil Lawhon, James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Colgate | Alfredo Flores (PG), Robert Willis (SG), Michael Plummer (PF) Claude Jones, Glenn Hughes, Charles Jaggers | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Eric Lam | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Plummer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Willis | 39-58 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Marvin Wallace picks off the pass by Gary Ferguson | 39-58 |
| 06:45 | Colgate | Jack Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Horn | 39-58 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Eric Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Jack Murphy denies the turnaround by Gary Ferguson | 39-58 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:06 | Rice | John Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it back up and in | 41-58 |
| 05:42 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-58 |
| 05:40 | Colgate | Michael Plummer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:12 | Colgate | Michael Plummer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-58 |
| 05:11 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:11 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Colgate | Daniel Allen (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF) Marvin Wallace, Michael Plummer | |
| 04:57 | Colgate | Robert Willis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Allen | 41-61 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses short on a runner from the baseline | 41-61 |
| 04:36 | Colgate | Daniel Allen grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 04:07 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Willis | 41-63 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jones | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jack Murphy (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Colgate | Jack Murphy misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #5 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Joseph Matheson (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Paul Polston, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Colgate | Claude Jones (PG), Glenn Hughes (SG), Marvin Wallace (SF), Michael Plummer (PF) Alfredo Flores, Robert Willis, Daniel Allen, Charles Jaggers | |
| 03:22 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:22 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marvin Wallace - foul #2 on Marvin Wallace, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman (C) Jack Murphy | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:47 | Colgate | Claude Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Plummer | 45-68 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joseph Horn is fouled on the floor by Michael Plummer - foul #2 on Michael Plummer, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Eric Lam comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 02:26 | Colgate | Glenn Hughes gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 02:07 | Colgate | Michael Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 01:52 | Colgate | Michael Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:32 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace misses the dunk attempt | 45-68 |
| 01:30 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman snags the offensive board | 45-68 |
| 01:13 | Colgate | Claude Jones misses the shot from the left wing | 45-68 |
| 01:12 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman gets the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 00:45 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace's layup is rejected by Chris Campbell | 45-68 |
| 00:44 | Colgate | Claude Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:19 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace makes the free throw | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Marvin Wallace takes the ball from Joseph Horn | 45-71 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Claude Jones runs out the clock | 45-71 |