| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) SG - David Young (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Daniel Frank (fresh) SG - Patrick Merle (fresh) SF - Charles Bowles (fresh) PF - Brent Cromer (fresh) C - Wilbur Corsi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Young - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Rice | William Sedillo knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Charles Bowles - foul #1 on Charles Bowles, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:57 | Florida | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Charles Bowles - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi tips it in | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Rice | David Young travels in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi loses the dribble to David Young | 3-3 |
| 18:11 | Rice | David Young banks in the layup | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the turnaround in the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Florida | Brent Cromer grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brent Cromer and he's hacked by David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Abraham Joines (SF), Milton Edwards (PF), Isaac Burnett (C) Daniel Frank, Charles Bowles, Brent Cromer, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 17:14 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Derrick Rust is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Florida | Shelton Musick (SG) Patrick Merle | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Bradford Nelson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Thomas Banks snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Milton Edwards steps in front of the Robert Negri pass | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Florida | John Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shelton Musick | 5-9 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Victor Black clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | Florida | Milton Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Florida | Milton Edwards drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) SG - Robert Negri (fresh) SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) C - Victor Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shelton Musick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abraham Joines (fresh) PF - Milton Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - Isaac Burnett (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Black | 7-11 |
| 15:28 | Florida | Milton Edwards scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Hughes | 7-13 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Robert Negri throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Bob Lytle (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Bowles (SF) Abraham Joines | |
| 15:09 | Florida | John Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:51 | Rice | James Pearson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 9-13 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Charles Bowles buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Isaac Burnett | 9-15 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller lays it up and in set up by Hiram Lyons | 11-15 |
| 14:03 | Florida | Charles Bowles is fouled on the floor by James Pearson - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Bob Lytle, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG), Patrick Merle (SG), Ricky Kivi (SF), Brent Cromer (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) John Hughes, Shelton Musick, Charles Bowles, Milton Edwards, Isaac Burnett | |
| 13:50 | Florida | Patrick Merle hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ricky Kivi | 11-18 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Thomas Banks is whistled for a carry | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Bowles (SF), John Williams (C) Ricky Kivi, Brent Cromer | |
| 13:29 | Florida | Derrick Rust takes the ball from Patrick Merle | 11-18 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Robert Negri misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-18 |
| 13:12 | Florida | The rebound goes to Wilbur Corsi | 11-18 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Bob Lytle (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Florida | Ricky Kivi (SF), Brent Cromer (PF) Charles Bowles, John Williams | |
| 12:52 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a turnaround in the paint | 11-19 |
| 12:32 | Florida | The rebound goes to Brent Cromer | 11-19 |
| 12:28 | Florida | Patrick Merle hits the finger roll | 11-21 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Kivi - foul #1 on Ricky Kivi, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Robert Negri, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Charles Bowles (SF), Milton Edwards (PF), Isaac Burnett (C) Daniel Frank, Ricky Kivi, Brent Cromer, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:07 | Florida | Milton Edwards gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:44 | Florida | Isaac Burnett misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG) John Hughes | |
| 11:44 | Florida | Isaac Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:44 | Florida | Isaac Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Bob Lytle (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Daniel Frank (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Merle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Bradford Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 11:09 | Florida | Daniel Frank comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Pearson gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:39 | Rice | James Pearson misses the easy layup | 15-23 |
| 10:38 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the offensive board | 15-23 |
| 10:23 | Rice | James Pearson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 17-23 |
| 09:56 | Florida | Charles Bowles comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Derrick Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Frank - foul #1 on Daniel Frank, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Bob Lytle, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Shelton Musick (SG), Ricky Kivi (SF), Brent Cromer (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Daniel Frank, Patrick Merle, Charles Bowles, Milton Edwards, Isaac Burnett | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Brent Cromer snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 09:19 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi can't finish the layup | 17-23 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Ricky Kivi is called for the reach on Reginald Eller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Kivi, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Bowles (SF) Ricky Kivi | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Thomas Banks lays it in on a great pass from Robert Negri | 19-23 |
| 08:32 | Florida | John Hughes clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (SG), Abraham Joines (SF) Shelton Musick, Charles Bowles | |
| 08:32 | Florida | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:32 | Florida | John Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Pearson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Negri | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi tips it but misses | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Florida | Patrick Merle gets the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:31 | Florida | Abraham Joines is hacked by Thomas Pitts - foul #1 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), William Sedillo (C) Thomas Pitts, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG), Charles Bowles (PF), John Williams (C) John Hughes, Brent Cromer, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 07:31 | Florida | Abraham Joines makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:31 | Florida | Abraham Joines makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Daniel Frank (fresh) SG - Patrick Merle (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Abraham Joines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Charles Bowles swats the layup by Reginald Eller | 22-26 |
| 07:10 | Florida | Daniel Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:04 | Florida | Patrick Merle can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Lytle (SF), Victor Black (C) Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | Milton Edwards (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Abraham Joines, John Williams | |
| 07:04 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:04 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:04 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 06:48 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:43 | Florida | Derrick Rust is called for the reach on Patrick Merle - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Florida | Isaac Burnett (C) Wilbur Corsi | |
| 06:43 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:43 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | Shelton Musick (SG) Patrick Merle | |
| 06:25 | Florida | A charge is called on Charles Bowles - foul #2 on Charles Bowles, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | Brent Cromer (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Milton Edwards, Isaac Burnett | |
| 06:19 | Rice | James Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (SG) Shelton Musick | |
| 06:07 | Florida | Reginald Eller is called for the reach on Patrick Merle - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) James Pearson | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Milton Edwards (PF), Isaac Burnett (C) Daniel Frank, Brent Cromer, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 06:07 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:07 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:43 | Rice | William Sedillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Victor Black tips it home | 24-30 |
| 05:34 | Florida | Charles Bowles misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #12 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), Robert Negri (SG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Bradford Nelson, Bob Lytle, Victor Black, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG), Shelton Musick (SG), Brent Cromer (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) John Hughes, Patrick Merle, Milton Edwards, Isaac Burnett | |
| 05:34 | Florida | Charles Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:34 | Florida | Charles Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 05:11 | Florida | Brent Cromer snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 04:49 | Florida | Shelton Musick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Patrick Merle (SG), Ricky Kivi (SF), Milton Edwards (PF), Isaac Burnett (C) Daniel Frank, Shelton Musick, Charles Bowles, Brent Cromer, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Robert Negri can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 04:31 | Rice | James Pearson tips it in | 26-32 |
| 04:22 | Florida | James Pearson is called for the reach on Milton Edwards - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #13 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Lytle (SG) James Pearson | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG), Charles Bowles (SF), Wilbur Corsi (C) John Hughes, Ricky Kivi, Isaac Burnett | |
| 04:22 | Florida | Milton Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:22 | Florida | Milton Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Robert Negri gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Daniel Frank steals the ball from Thomas Pitts | 26-33 |
| 04:07 | Florida | Charles Bowles lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Frank | 26-35 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Bob Lytle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Charles Bowles grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 03:29 | Florida | Charles Bowles clanks a jump hook from the left block | 26-35 |
| 03:27 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi gets the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Pitts (fairly fresh) SG - Bob Lytle (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Daniel Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Merle (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Charles Bowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Milton Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Corsi (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Charles Bowles scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Frank and the foul's on Thomas Pitts - foul #2 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #14 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Victor Black (PF), William Sedillo (C) Thomas Pitts, Bob Lytle, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Shelton Musick (SG), Brent Cromer (PF), Isaac Burnett (C) Daniel Frank, Patrick Merle, Milton Edwards, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Charles Bowles makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Derrick Rust is fouled on the floor by Brent Cromer - foul #1 on Brent Cromer, team foul #7 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (SG), Ricky Kivi (SF) Shelton Musick, Charles Bowles | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:26 | Florida | John Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-38 |
| 02:24 | Florida | John Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:04 | Florida | Isaac Burnett connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Kivi | 28-40 |
| 01:49 | Rice | David Young lays it in on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 30-40 |
| 01:28 | Florida | Ricky Kivi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 01:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Victor Black | 30-40 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 01:04 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 00:52 | Rice | David Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 30-40 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Hiram Lyons snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 00:42 | Rice | David Young misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 00:41 | Florida | Brent Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Patrick Merle clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Victor Black pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Ricky Kivi is called for the reach on Derrick Rust in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Kivi, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Bob Lytle (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Victor Black, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Frank (PG), Shelton Musick (SG), Charles Bowles (SF), Milton Edwards (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) John Hughes, Patrick Merle, Ricky Kivi, Brent Cromer, Isaac Burnett | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:20 | Florida | The rebound goes to Milton Edwards | 30-40 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Shelton Musick double dribbles | 30-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bradford Nelson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-40 |