| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | David Rooks buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:30 | Rice | John Scott connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 39-31 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Rooks | 42-31 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses the jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Borrelli - foul #2 on William Borrelli, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:07 | Rice | John Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Andrew Arnold gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:32 | Rice | William Borrelli loses the dribble to Robert Tontarski | 43-31 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:15 | Rice | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Andrew Arnold comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Scott | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Rooks | 45-33 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Maurice Lemons buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Arnold - foul #2 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Andrew Arnold | |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Jesse Glover misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-35 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Rooks | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Blum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) C - Neil Still (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | John Blum takes the ball from Charles Aquino | 47-35 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | David Rooks gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is hacked by Jesse Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Glover, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Scott (PF) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, Gary Lapoint, Neil Still | |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Donald Aranda gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:31 | Rice | John Blum misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-35 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin scores on a fadeaway from close range | 49-35 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Charles Aquino picks off the pass by John Scott | 49-35 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Randy Dulin | 51-35 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Todd Mize steals it from John Scott | 51-35 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | John Scott takes the ball from Randy Dulin | 51-35 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) Randy Dulin, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (PF), Neil Still (C) John Scott, John Blum | |
| 12:45 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is whistled for traveling | 51-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Charles Tabarez (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| 11:54 | Rice | Ismael Lowe steps in front of the Jesse Glover pass | 51-36 |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | David Rooks drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Tontarski | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Borrelli (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:18 | Rice | William Borrelli misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tontarski - foul #1 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Donald Aranda (SF) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez | |
| 11:18 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 11:18 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is fouled on the floor by Donald Aranda - foul #1 on Donald Aranda, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (PF) Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 56-38 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-38 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Donald Aranda is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SF), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (C) Neil Still | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Maurice Lemons - foul #3 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG), Todd Mize (PF) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Donald Aranda, John Scott | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the floater from the right side | 57-38 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the follow up shot | 59-38 |
| 08:38 | Rice | John Blum makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 59-41 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Randy Dulin | 61-41 |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Blum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart loses the dribble to Maurice Lemons | 61-41 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Jesse Glover lays it in on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Tabarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Blum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | David Rooks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #3 on Charles Aquino, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), David Grafton (SF), John Boyd (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, John Blum, Andrew Arnold | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Neil Still double dribbles | 63-43 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Boyd | 65-43 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Neil Still's pass is intercepted by Ismael Lowe | 65-43 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Scott can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ismael Lowe - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SG) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda | |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin buries a shot from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 04:59 | Rice | John Scott misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 67-44 |
| 04:57 | Rice | John Scott grabs the offensive board | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Randell Cooper connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Scott | 67-46 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Lapoint - foul #1 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #6 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), John Blum (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Randell Cooper, John Scott, Neil Still | |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Ismael Lowe takes the ball from Fred Hayes | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-46 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart tips it but misses | 69-46 |
| 03:19 | Rice | John Blum pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Blum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | John Blum loses the dribble to John Boyd | 69-46 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Hayes - foul #1 on Fred Hayes, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), Neil Still (PF) Jesse Glover, Gary Lapoint | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 69-46 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses the tip | 69-46 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin loses the ball out of bounds | 69-46 |
| 02:13 | Rice | David Grafton takes the ball from Randell Cooper | 69-46 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the easy layup | 69-46 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Fred Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Gary Lapoint (PF) Randell Cooper, Fred Hayes | |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe banks in the layup and he's fouled by Neil Still - foul #1 on Neil Still, team foul #8 | 71-46 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the free throw | 72-46 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Gary Lapoint's floater is tipped away by Ismael Lowe | 72-46 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Jesse Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 72-46 |
| 01:01 | Rice | John Blum makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is hacked by Gary Lapoint - foul #2 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #9 | 72-48 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Lockhart - foul #2 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #6 | 74-48 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin runs out the clock | 74-50 |