| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alvin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Fred Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Christiansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Freeman - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 19:31 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman blows the layup | 51-37 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons banks in the layup on a great pass from William Sedillo and he's fouled by Alvin Mason - foul #2 on Alvin Mason, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Ayers (PF) Fred Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 19:07 | Holy Cross | James Ayers grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 18:29 | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 18:27 | Rice | James Pearson gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Reginald Eller | 51-42 |
| 17:53 | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan (PG), Chad Vaughn (SG), Jason Thomas (SF), Fred Beasley (PF), Brian Buckler (C) Alvin Mason, Christopher Freeman, Joseph Allen, James Ayers, Duane Christiansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 17:35 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas loses the dribble to Derrick Rust | 51-42 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 17:22 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 17:06 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Derrick Rust gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Fred Beasley is called for the reach on Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Fred Beasley, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen (C) Fred Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Robert Negri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley (PF) Brian Buckler | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG) Michael Rau | |
| 16:18 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason (PG), Christopher Freeman (SG), James Ayers (PF) Sidney Holahan, Chad Vaughn, Fred Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Joe Woods (C) Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 16:18 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:18 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 16:00 | Rice | James Pearson knocks in the floater from the left block | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alvin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Christiansen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Hillyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 15:54 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 15:04 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen lays it up and in on a great pass from Alvin Mason | 57-46 |
| 14:50 | Rice | James Pearson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 14:48 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 14:29 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Thomas | 60-46 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 13:51 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen clanks a turnaround in the paint | 60-49 |
| 13:49 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen tips it home | 62-49 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Paul Hillyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't tip it in | 62-49 |
| 13:31 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 13:27 | Holy Cross | Joe Woods blocks the short jumper by Alvin Mason | 62-49 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Joe Woods grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Joe Woods clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 62-49 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 13:04 | Rice | James Pearson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 12:53 | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas misses the 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 12:52 | Holy Cross | James Ayers tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 12:36 | Rice | James Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan (PG), Chad Vaughn (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Thomas Iler (PF), Fred Beasley (C) Alvin Mason, Christopher Freeman, Jason Thomas, James Ayers, Duane Christiansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Paul Hillyer, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, Joe Woods | |
| 12:19 | Holy Cross | Gregg Moore picks off the pass by Thomas Iler | 64-52 |
| 11:58 | Rice | William Sedillo misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 64-52 |
| 11:56 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Fred Beasley | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sidney Holahan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Vaughn (fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Thomas Iler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Holy Cross | Chad Vaughn drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Beasley | 67-52 |
| 11:19 | Rice | William Sedillo connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 67-54 |
| 11:03 | Holy Cross | Thomas Iler is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason (PG), Brian Buckler (C) Chad Vaughn, Fred Beasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, William Sedillo | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Michael Rau misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-54 |
| 10:26 | Holy Cross | Thomas Iler gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 10:11 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Mason | 69-54 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Robert Negri can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Iler - foul #4 on Thomas Iler, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Chad Vaughn (SG), Fred Beasley (PF), Duane Christiansen (C) Sidney Holahan, Thomas Iler, Brian Buckler | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Michael Rau, Gregg Moore | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #3 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman (SG) Joseph Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Thomas Banks | |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Beasley - foul #2 on Fred Beasley, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 09:11 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Duane Christiansen, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Allen (SF), Brian Buckler (C) Chad Vaughn, Duane Christiansen | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri | |
| 08:46 | Rice | Alvin Mason steals the ball from Hiram Lyons in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 08:44 | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason lays it up and in | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 08:31 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:06 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #4 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan (PG), James Ayers (C) Alvin Mason, Brian Buckler | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Thomas Banks (PF) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, James Pearson | |
| 08:06 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 08:06 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sidney Holahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Freeman (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (tiring) PF - Fred Beasley (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Allen | 77-59 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Thomas Banks's pass is intercepted by Sidney Holahan in the backcourt | 77-59 |
| 06:58 | Holy Cross | Christopher Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 06:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 77-59 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 06:50 | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 06:32 | Holy Cross | Joseph Allen loses the dribble to Michael Rau | 77-59 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Joseph Allen steps in front of the William Sedillo pass | 77-59 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Joseph Allen scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Sidney Holahan | 79-59 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Christopher Freeman is called for the reach on Raymond Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #7 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alvin Mason (PG), Chad Vaughn (SG), Jason Thomas (SF), Thomas Iler (PF), Brian Buckler (C) Sidney Holahan, Christopher Freeman, Joseph Allen, Fred Beasley, James Ayers | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks, William Sedillo | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #5 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 81-61 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Derrick Rust tips it in | 81-63 |
| 04:38 | Holy Cross | Thomas Iler misses the lay-in | 81-63 |
| 04:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Woods | 81-63 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Derrick Rust's pass is intercepted by Brian Buckler | 81-63 |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | Derrick Rust steals it from Jason Thomas | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Derrick Rust is hacked by Chad Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Vaughn, team foul #8 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan (SG), Duane Christiansen (C) Chad Vaughn, Brian Buckler | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Duane Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Holy Cross | Paul Hillyer steps in front of the Thomas Iler pass | 81-63 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alvin Mason (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Holahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Thomas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Iler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Duane Christiansen (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Hillyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Pearson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks travels with the ball | 81-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Chad Vaughn (SG), Brian Buckler (PF), James Ayers (C) Alvin Mason, Thomas Iler, Duane Christiansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-63 |
| 02:57 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler tips it back up and in | 83-63 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gregg Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Paul Hillyer | |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler clanks a floater from the right block | 83-63 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 83-63 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Robert Negri is hacked by James Ayers - foul #1 on James Ayers, team foul #9 | 83-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Fred Beasley (PF) Jason Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:05 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 02:05 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Ayers | 83-63 |
| 01:43 | Holy Cross | James Ayers buries a shot from the right side | 85-63 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-66 |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #6 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jason Thomas (SG) Chad Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler makes the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler makes the 2nd free throw | 87-66 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Negri is fouled on the floor by Fred Beasley - foul #3 on Fred Beasley, team foul #10 | 87-66 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 2nd free throw | 87-66 |
| 00:48 | Holy Cross | James Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 87-66 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-66 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 89-66 |
| 00:14 | Holy Cross | Brian Buckler grabs the defensive rebound | 89-66 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Sidney Holahan runs out the clock | 89-66 |