| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Kron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Pirkle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is called for 10 seconds | 46-37 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Roy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Joe Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Kron - foul #3 on Alan Kron, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG) Alan Kron | |
| 19:21 | Rice | Kenny Garrett comes up short on the shot from the left block | 46-37 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | John Jones connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Merle Wheaton and he's fouled by Roy Mitchell - foul #2 on Roy Mitchell, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cris Henderson (C) Paul Stokes | |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | John Jones makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:51 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Scotty McLaird is blocked by John Jones | 48-40 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | Cris Henderson pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore misses the tip | 48-40 |
| 18:31 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Joe Woods's floater is tipped away by Cris Henderson | 48-40 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern State | John Jones gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | John Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Moore | 48-42 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (SG), John Sager (SF), Benjamin Torbert (PF), Paul Stokes (C) Randy Moore, Mark Pirkle, John Jones, Cris Henderson | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern State | John Sager scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Regnier | 48-45 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Billy Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Jake Sitz tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stokes | 50-45 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | John Sager scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Regnier | 50-47 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Frank Krug is hacked by John Sager - foul #2 on John Sager, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Billy Davis, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG), Charles Bogar (PF), Carl Darnell (C) John Sager, Benjamin Torbert, Paul Stokes | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier loses the dribble to Jake Sitz | 50-47 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Charles Bogar steals the ball from Kenny Garrett in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Sitz | 50-47 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bogar (fresh) 2 stl. C - Carl Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Jake Sitz drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenny Garrett and he's hacked by Randy Moore - foul #2 on Randy Moore, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Frank Krug (SF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG), Cris Henderson (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Merle Wheaton, Robert Regnier, Carl Darnell | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 14:54 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Krug | 56-47 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore drills a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Moore - foul #3 on Randy Moore, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF) Kenny Garrett, Frank Krug, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (PG), Mark Pirkle (SF), John Jones (PF), Paul Stokes (C) Randy Moore, Charles Bogar, Cris Henderson, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 14:03 | Rice | Roy Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the right block | 56-50 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 56-52 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Billy Davis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Woods | 59-52 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | John Sager connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Joe Woods clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 12:52 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Billy Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Kron - foul #4 on Alan Kron, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Billy Davis, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Robert Regnier (SG), Cris Henderson (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) John Sager, Alan Kron, John Jones, Paul Stokes | |
| 12:33 | Rice | Frank Krug drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 61-54 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Merle Wheaton and the foul's on Kevin Cassidy - foul #1 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #2 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG), Charles Bogar (SF) Merle Wheaton, Mark Pirkle | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Krug | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Regnier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bogar (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Cris Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Torbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar tips it back up and in | 63-59 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern State | Cris Henderson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 63-59 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar is hacked by Frank Krug - foul #2 on Frank Krug, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), John Sager (SG), Mark Pirkle (SF), John Jones (PF), Carl Darnell (C) Robert Regnier, Randy Moore, Charles Bogar, Cris Henderson, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 10:11 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Joe Woods snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 10:08 | Rice | John Sager is called for the reach on Joe Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sager, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses the shot from the baseline | 63-59 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Scotty McLaird grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Billy Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joe Woods | 66-59 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle clanks a jumper from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Pirkle | 66-59 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | John Sager misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Pirkle - foul #1 on Mark Pirkle, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), James Pritchard (C) Joe Woods, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG), Paul Stokes (C) John Sager, Carl Darnell | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Scotty McLaird blocks the jumper by John Jones | 68-59 |
| 08:21 | Rice | James Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Kenny Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Billy Davis, Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (SF), Charles Bogar (PF) Mark Pirkle, John Jones | |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton misses badly on a shot from close range | 68-59 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier hits the follow up shot | 68-61 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Frank Krug scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Cassidy | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Regnier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bogar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Broome | 71-61 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Regnier | 71-61 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Merle Wheaton | 71-64 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Lloyd Broome loses the ball out of bounds | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG), John Sager (SF), John Jones (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Merle Wheaton, Robert Regnier, Charles Bogar, Paul Stokes | |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | John Sager blows the dunk but he's fouled by Scotty McLaird - foul #2 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #4 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (C) James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | John Sager makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | John Sager makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Joe Woods is hacked by Randy Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Moore, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Jones | 71-66 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | John Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Sitz | 71-66 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern State | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses the tip | 71-68 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Jake Sitz gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Jake Sitz is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-68 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill tips it home | 73-68 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses the shot from the left block | 73-68 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Jake Sitz pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Jake Sitz drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Scotty McLaird and he's hacked by Benjamin Torbert - foul #1 on Benjamin Torbert, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier (PG), Charles Bogar (SF), Cris Henderson (PF), Carl Darnell (C) Randy Moore, John Sager, John Jones, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the free throw | 76-68 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Regnier | 76-70 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron loses the dribble to Roy Mitchell | 76-70 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Lloyd Broome loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), James Pritchard (C) Lloyd Broome, Roy Mitchell, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle (SF) Charles Bogar | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | James Pritchard is called for the reach on Carl Darnell - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #5 | 76-70 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Regnier | 76-72 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Frank Krug hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 76-72 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill tips it but misses | 76-72 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Kron (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mark Pirkle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cris Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Darnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 03:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frank Krug | 76-72 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Billy Davis clanks a shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Cris Henderson snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Regnier | 76-74 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Frank Krug, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (SG), Charles Bogar (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Alan Kron, Cris Henderson, Carl Darnell | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Joe Woods scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 79-74 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Randy Moore (SG), Paul Stokes (C) Robert Regnier, John Sager, Charles Bogar | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the board | 79-74 |
| 02:00 | Rice | James Pritchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG), John Jones (PF) Randy Moore, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-74 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Paul Stokes | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses short on a runner from the right block | 79-74 |
| 00:38 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Alan Kron is called for the reach on James Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alan Kron, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (SG) Alan Kron | |
| 00:37 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:37 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 79-74 |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Pritchard is fouled in the backcourt by Merle Wheaton - foul #2 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #11 | 79-74 |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-77 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is hacked by Merle Wheaton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF) Scotty McLaird | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-77 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle is hacked by Frank Krug - foul #3 on Frank Krug, team foul #6 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF) Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Joe Woods is hacked by Merle Wheaton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #13 | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Paul Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 83-80 |