| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fresh) SG - John Deems (fresh) SF - Paul Anders (fresh) PF - Raymond Flowers (fresh) C - Gregory Petersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | Paul Anders is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is intercepted by Jerome McNichols | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | John Deems slams it home on a nice dish by Jerome McNichols | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Paul Anders comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Paul Anders makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Paul Anders misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the driving attempt in the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jerome McNichols - foul #1 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | The jump hook by Raymond Flowers is blocked by William Sedillo | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | Paul Anders grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | John Deems is hacked by William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Rice | John Deems takes the ball from Raymond Burns | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | John Deems lays it up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gregory Petersen | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers lays it in | 9-2 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Paul Anders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Anders, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:56 | Rice | John Deems steals the ball from Michael Rau | 9-2 |
| 16:32 | Memphis | Robert Negri is called for the reach on Raymond Flowers - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Rodney Dunham (C) Jerome McNichols, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:19 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers buries a jumpshot from the left side | 11-2 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Michael Rau hits a jumper from the left wing | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fresh) SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Anders (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Flowers (tiring) 4 pts. C - Rodney Dunham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) PF - Robert Negri (fresh) C - Thomas Banks (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Deems | 13-4 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't finish the layup | 13-4 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Paul Anders gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 15:10 | Memphis | Anthony Wall is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) John Deems, Paul Anders, Raymond Flowers, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Anthony Wall scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Max Routt | 16-4 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Max Routt - foul #1 on Max Routt, team foul #3 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Joe Woods | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Daniel Carollo is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Daniel Carollo, team foul #4 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (PF) James Pearson | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the shot from the left side | 16-4 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it home | 16-6 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the shot in the lane set up by Jerome McNichols | 18-6 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 18-6 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline grabs the board | 18-6 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Max Routt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome McNichols | 21-6 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Hiram Lyons's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Cline in the backcourt | 21-6 |
| 13:12 | Memphis | Max Routt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-6 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 21-6 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-6 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Max Routt gets the rebound | 21-6 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #5 | 21-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF) Jerome McNichols, Max Routt, Daniel Carollo, Nicholas Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (SF), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Joe Woods, William Sedillo | |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 22-6 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-6 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the defensive rebound | 22-6 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Anthony Wall takes the ball from Robert Negri in the backcourt | 22-6 |
| 12:29 | Memphis | John Deems misses the easy layup | 22-6 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 22-6 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Gregg Moore is fouled on the floor by Gregory Petersen - foul #1 on Gregory Petersen, team foul #5 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rodney Dunham (C) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Robert Negri comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-6 |
| 12:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Rust | 22-6 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-6 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers pulls down the rebound | 22-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Flowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Dunham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Robert Negri (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - Thomas Banks (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Memphis | James Pearson is called for the reach on Raymond Flowers - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #6 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF) Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:16 | Memphis | Paul Anders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-6 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Gregg Moore snags the defensive board | 22-6 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Gregg Moore is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-6 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham pulls down the rebound | 22-6 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | John Deems drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Cline | 25-6 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses badly on a shot in the lane | 25-6 |
| 10:30 | Rice | James Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 25-6 |
| 10:17 | Rice | James Pearson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-6 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | John Deems snags the defensive board | 25-6 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Anthony Wall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-6 |
| 09:55 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline grabs the offensive board | 25-6 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | John Deems clanks a floater from the left side | 25-6 |
| 09:33 | Memphis | Anthony Wall misses the tip | 25-6 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Robert Negri snags the defensive board | 25-6 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Gregg Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF) Anthony Wall, John Deems, Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Joe Woods (C) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from Raymond Flowers | 25-6 |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Pearson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #7 | 25-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Petersen (C) Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 08:33 | Memphis | Hiram Lyons steals the ball from Gregory Petersen | 25-6 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Robert Negri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG) Jerome McNichols, Max Routt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:59 | Memphis | John Deems connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anthony Wall | 28-6 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Reginald Eller is called for 10 seconds | 28-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Schwalen (C) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) Joe Woods | |
| 07:26 | Memphis | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on John Deems - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #8 | 28-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Raymond Flowers, James Schwalen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 07:26 | Memphis | John Deems makes the 1st free throw | 29-6 |
| 07:26 | Memphis | John Deems misses the 2nd free throw | 29-6 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 29-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carollo (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Cline (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Dunham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't finish the layup | 29-6 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Anthony Wall | 29-6 |
| 06:56 | Memphis | John Deems misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-6 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 29-6 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-6 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-6 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't finish the layup | 29-6 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Anthony Wall snags the defensive board | 29-6 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham scores on a runner in the lane and the foul's on Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #9 | 31-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Max Routt (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF) Anthony Wall, John Deems, Daniel Carollo, Nicholas Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham makes the free throw | 32-6 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Robert Negri connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Hiram Lyons | 32-8 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Paul Anders connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome McNichols | 35-8 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore's layup is rejected by Raymond Flowers | 35-8 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the follow up shot | 35-10 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #10 | 35-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Petersen (C) Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) Robert Negri | |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 36-10 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-10 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 36-10 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-10 |
| 04:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 36-10 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Thomas Banks scores on a jump hook from the right block | 36-12 |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers is hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #11 | 36-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), John Deems (SG) Jerome McNichols, Max Routt | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Thomas Banks, Joe Woods | |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 37-12 |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-12 |
| 03:13 | Rice | James Pearson misses the dunk | 38-12 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it back up and in | 38-14 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Anthony Wall can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #12 | 38-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Moultrie (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF) Paul Anders, Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) James Pearson | |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Anthony Wall makes the 1st free throw | 39-14 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Anthony Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-14 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 40-14 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen grabs the board | 40-14 |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #13 | 40-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG), Daniel Carollo (SF) John Deems, Paul Moultrie | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Michael Rau | |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 41-14 |
| 02:23 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-14 |
| 02:14 | Rice | William Sedillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-14 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nicholas Cline | 42-14 |
| 01:50 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the lay-in | 42-14 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the rebound | 42-14 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-14 |
| 01:26 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen gets the rebound | 42-14 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Nicholas Cline | 44-14 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Max Routt steals the ball from William Sedillo in the backcourt | 44-14 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen's floater is tipped away by William Sedillo | 44-14 |
| 00:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 44-14 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Hiram Lyons loses the dribble to Max Routt | 44-14 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | William Sedillo is called for the reach on Gregory Petersen - foul #3 on William Sedillo, team foul #14 | 44-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF) Anthony Wall, Max Routt, Daniel Carollo, Nicholas Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks, William Sedillo | |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 44-14 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-14 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 44-14 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Derrick Rust's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Petersen | 44-14 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Michael Rau pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-14 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-14 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | John Deems gets the rebound | 44-14 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | John Deems misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-14 |