| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) C - Henry Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fresh) SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) SF - Eugene Wright (fresh) PF - Charles Goforth (fresh) C - John Byrum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | John Byrum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Maryland | Charles Goforth connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Wright and the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Brian Livingston's pass is intercepted by Eugene Wright | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Henry Brown snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Maryland | Brian Livingston is called for the reach on Ronald Terrill - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 18:02 | Maryland | John Byrum misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Maryland | Charles Goforth tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's layup is rejected by Eugene Wright | 3-6 |
| 17:53 | Maryland | John Byrum gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:26 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Wright - foul #1 on Eugene Wright, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (SG), John Brown (SF) Ronald Terrill, Eugene Wright | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Maryland | Corey Riddle steals the ball from Roosevelt Hilliker | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the finger roll set up by Corey Riddle | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Maryland | John Brown hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Charles Ritter - foul #1 on Charles Ritter, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG), Richard Campbell (PF) Roosevelt Hilliker, Charles Goforth | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Campbell (fresh) C - John Byrum (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Maryland | John Byrum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Maryland | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Eugene Wright (SF), Charles Goforth (PF) Charles Ritter, John Brown, John Byrum | |
| 14:42 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:42 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Howard Reed comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Roosevelt Hilliker steps in front of the Carlos Tedrow pass | 10-10 |
| 13:41 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:40 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Terrill | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Maryland | Eugene Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (SG), John Brown (C) Ronald Terrill, Richard Campbell | |
| 13:23 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Maryland | Eugene Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Henry Brown hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 12:53 | Maryland | Carlos Tedrow steals it from Charles Goforth | 12-12 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Henry Brown drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Howard Reed | 14-12 |
| 12:15 | Maryland | Charles Goforth connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Brown | 14-14 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the floater from the left side | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | Maryland | Charles Ritter grabs the board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) SF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roosevelt Hilliker (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Ritter (fresh) SF - Eugene Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Goforth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:31 | Maryland | Charles Goforth can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Charles Hendricks (PF), Ron Washington (C) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG), Richard Campbell (PF), John Byrum (C) Roosevelt Hilliker, Eugene Wright, Charles Goforth | |
| 10:52 | Maryland | Stephen McKinnie steps in front of the Ronald Terrill pass | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette blows the layup | 14-14 |
| 10:46 | Maryland | John Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:23 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Ritter and he's hacked by Charles Bissonnette - foul #1 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Scarlett (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Charles Bissonnette, Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG) John Brown | |
| 10:23 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Frank Stephenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | Maryland | Richard Campbell pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:48 | Maryland | Charles Ritter's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Hendricks | 14-17 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Richard Campbell tips it back up and in | 14-19 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Frank Stephenson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Campbell | 14-19 |
| 09:31 | Maryland | Richard Campbell snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Scarlett - foul #1 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Brown (PG), Eugene Wright (SF), Charles Goforth (PF) Roosevelt Hilliker, Charles Ritter, Richard Campbell | |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | John Brown is hacked by Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 08:40 | Maryland | Charles Goforth grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:12 | Maryland | John Byrum scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Terrill | 17-23 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 08:00 | Maryland | John Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:37 | Maryland | Charles Goforth's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Hendricks | 17-23 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Terrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Goforth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Byrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Terrill - foul #1 on Ronald Terrill, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Charles Bissonnette, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Charles Ritter (SG), Richard Campbell (C) John Brown, Ronald Terrill, John Byrum | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:14 | Maryland | Charles Ritter snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:47 | Maryland | Charles Ritter buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-26 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Ron Washington (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:26 | Maryland | Frank Stephenson is called for the reach on Roosevelt Hilliker - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| 06:26 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:26 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 06:07 | Maryland | Eugene Wright gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:39 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow clanks a floater in the lane | 17-28 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow tips it home | 19-28 |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker is hacked by Ron Washington - foul #1 on Ron Washington, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Ron Washington, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG), John Brown (SF), John Byrum (C) Charles Ritter, Eugene Wright, Richard Campbell | |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:47 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:22 | Rice | John Byrum swats the shot by Stephen McKinnie | 19-30 |
| 04:20 | Maryland | John Byrum gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:00 | Maryland | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Charles Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (PG) Roosevelt Hilliker | |
| 03:25 | Maryland | Charles Goforth blows the layup | 19-30 |
| 03:23 | Maryland | Charles Goforth misses the tip | 19-30 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Hendricks snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Charles Ritter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Terrill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Goforth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 03:00 | Maryland | John Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 02:34 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 02:32 | Maryland | Charles Ritter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 02:12 | Maryland | Charles Goforth is denied on a dunk by Charles Hendricks | 19-30 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-30 |
| 01:53 | Maryland | Charles Ritter pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 01:30 | Maryland | Charles Goforth clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Bissonnette - foul #2 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Henry Brown (C) Charles Bissonnette, Darren Shaffer, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker (PG), Richard Campbell (SG), Eugene Wright (SF) Charles Ritter, Ronald Terrill, John Brown | |
| 01:30 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 01:30 | Maryland | Charles Goforth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Corey Riddle is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #12 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Maryland | Ronald Terrill (SG) Charles Goforth | |
| 00:58 | Maryland | Ronald Terrill comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 19-32 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 00:50 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Richard Campbell | 19-32 |
| 00:25 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Brian Livingston - foul #3 on Brian Livingston, team foul #13 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Ritter (SG), John Brown (SF) Ronald Terrill, Eugene Wright | |
| 00:25 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 00:25 | Maryland | Roosevelt Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Howard Reed is whistled for a carry | 19-34 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | John Brown misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 19-34 |