| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Krauss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Beach (fresh) PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 11 pts. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Beach | 45-37 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the jumper from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 19:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | James Krauss is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nickols - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Texas Tech | James Krauss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 18:58 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Carson | 45-37 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 46-40 |
| 18:05 | Texas Tech | Matthew Nickols blocks the jumper by Lloyd Roller | 46-40 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant (PG), Carlos Lewellen (SG), Norman Sturdivant (SF), Christopher McLaughlin (C) Paul Davenport, James Krauss, Michael Beach, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Chris Campbell (PF), Brian McKay (C) Cecil Lawhon, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| 17:20 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-40 |
| 17:19 | Texas Tech | Christopher McLaughlin grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson | |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 16:45 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:41 | Texas Tech | Carlos Lewellen loses the dribble to Brian McKay | 46-40 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dechant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Lewellen (fresh) SF - Norman Sturdivant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Roller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McLaughlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Donald Dechant steals the ball from Joseph Matheson | 48-42 |
| 15:30 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Dechant | 50-42 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Donald Dechant steals the ball from Joseph Matheson | 50-42 |
| 15:06 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), James Krauss (SG), Michael Beach (SF), William Cummins (PF), Christopher Carson (C) Donald Dechant, Carlos Lewellen, Norman Sturdivant, Lloyd Roller, Christopher McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell, Brian McKay | |
| 15:01 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 15:01 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:01 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | James Krauss snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson's pass is intercepted by Cecil Lawhon | 51-42 |
| 14:19 | Rice | William Cummins is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #1 on William Cummins, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Krauss | 53-42 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a turnaround from the right block | 53-44 |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | James Krauss misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Matthew Nickols comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 13:06 | Texas Tech | William Cummins pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:02 | Texas Tech | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Paul Davenport - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant (SF), Christopher McLaughlin (C) Michael Beach, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 12:48 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant misses the easy layup | 53-44 |
| 12:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 53-44 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Chris Campbell is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 53-46 |
| 12:16 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:14 | Texas Tech | Christopher McLaughlin snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:02 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant is whistled for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant (PG), Carlos Lewellen (SG), Michael Beach (SF), Lloyd Roller (PF) Paul Davenport, James Krauss, Norman Sturdivant, William Cummins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dechant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Lewellen (fresh) SF - Michael Beach (fresh) PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McLaughlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is fouled on the floor by Michael Beach - foul #3 on Michael Beach, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson (C) Christopher McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 11:23 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Chris Campbell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 10:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 53-46 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it up and in and he's hacked by Donald Dechant - foul #1 on Donald Dechant, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), Norman Sturdivant (SF) Donald Dechant, Michael Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Brian McKay (C) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Krauss (SG), Christopher McLaughlin (C) Carlos Lewellen, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Look (PF) Paul Polston | |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Paul Davenport - foul #2 on Paul Davenport, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 09:30 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport is hacked by Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (PF) James Look | |
| 09:30 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:30 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Paul Davenport is called for the reach on Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Davenport, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Cummins (PF) Lloyd Roller | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:12 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brian McKay - foul #1 on Brian McKay, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant (PG), Christopher Carson (C) Paul Davenport, Christopher McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Cecil Lawhon, Brian McKay | |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Donald Dechant steals the ball from Gary Ferguson | 59-54 |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant banks in the layup | 61-54 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Norman Sturdivant - foul #3 on Norman Sturdivant, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Lewellen (SG), Michael Beach (SF), Lloyd Roller (PF) James Krauss, Norman Sturdivant, William Cummins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Brian McKay (C) Dennis David, Eric Lam, Chris Campbell | |
| 08:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:11 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Brian McKay grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dechant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carlos Lewellen (fresh) SF - Michael Beach (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Dechant steals the ball from Brian McKay | 61-55 |
| 07:37 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:36 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Lewellen | 63-55 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a turnaround near the basket | 63-57 |
| 07:09 | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant misses long on a jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the shot from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Brian McKay tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 06:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lloyd Roller, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), James Krauss (SG), Christopher McLaughlin (C) Donald Dechant, Carlos Lewellen, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Chris Campbell (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Brian McKay | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis David | 63-60 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Krauss | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Lloyd Roller is called for the reach on Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Lloyd Roller, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant (SF), William Cummins (PF) Michael Beach, Lloyd Roller | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Paul Polston | |
| 05:35 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Matheson - foul #2 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Lewellen (SG) James Krauss | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Norman Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Norman Sturdivant - foul #4 on Norman Sturdivant, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:05 | Texas Tech | Joseph Matheson takes the ball from Paul Davenport | 67-63 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the lay-in | 67-63 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis David | 67-66 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dennis David - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson (C) Christopher McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Chris Campbell | |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Carlos Lewellen is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Carlos Lewellen, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dechant (PG), James Krauss (SG), Lloyd Roller (PF) Paul Davenport, Carlos Lewellen, William Cummins | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Brian McKay (C) Joseph Matheson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:25 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 04:08 | Texas Tech | James Krauss buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Roller and he's fouled by Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SG) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon | |
| 04:08 | Texas Tech | James Krauss makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Norman Sturdivant - foul #5 on Norman Sturdivant, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Beach (SF) Norman Sturdivant | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Carson | 72-68 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dechant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - James Krauss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Beach (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Roller (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Texas Tech | James Krauss knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Roller | 75-68 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Beach - foul #4 on Michael Beach, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Brian McKay | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:25 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG), Christopher McLaughlin (C) Donald Dechant, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell | |
| 03:25 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller makes the free throw | 78-71 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 78-71 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't tip it in | 78-71 |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | James Krauss is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #5 on Joseph Horn, team foul #15 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Cummins (PF) Lloyd Roller | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Chris Campbell (PF) Charles Brown, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | James Krauss makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | James Krauss makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller (PF), Christopher Carson (C) William Cummins, Christopher McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Chris Campbell | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-71 |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Paul Polston denies the turnaround by Paul Davenport | 80-71 |
| 02:24 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport can't tip it in | 80-71 |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach grabs the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 02:03 | Texas Tech | James Krauss clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-71 |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson tips it home | 82-71 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Matthew Nickols connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 82-73 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | Michael Beach makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Davenport | 84-73 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a floater in the lane | 84-75 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Roller can't connect on a shot in the lane | 84-75 |
| 01:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 84-75 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Dennis David misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lloyd Roller steals the ball from Matthew Nickols | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | James Krauss is hacked by Cecil Lawhon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #16 | 84-75 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | James Krauss makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | James Krauss misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 85-77 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Dennis David is called for the reach on Paul Davenport in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #17 | 85-77 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Matthew Nickols's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Roller | 87-77 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it home | 87-79 |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Cecil Lawhon is called for the reach on Paul Davenport in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #18 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (PF) Cecil Lawhon | |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Polston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #19 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech 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) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport runs out the clock | 89-79 |