| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (SF) James Parker | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:29 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 19:20 | Rice | William Sedillo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 18:37 | Rice | David Young connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 42-35 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 42-36 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:29 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 17:28 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Brock Edgerly | 42-36 |
| 17:06 | Virginia Tech | David Young takes the ball from Russell Strouse | 42-36 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the floater from the right side | 44-36 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 16:32 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-36 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Preston Uren (PG), Paul Gibbs (SG), Robert Rezendes (SF), James Rausch (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Larry Brown, Brock Edgerly, Jerry Lee, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is hacked by Preston Uren - foul #1 on Preston Uren, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) Bob Lytle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) Preston Uren | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Negri (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Rezendes | 44-36 |
| 15:43 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Gibbs | 44-39 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Thomas Banks misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | James Parker scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Rezendes and he's hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) James Rausch | |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | James Parker makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Derrick Rust blows the layup | 46-42 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 46-42 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee tips it home | 46-44 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Thomas Banks snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:26 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:08 | Virginia Tech | James Parker loses the dribble to Hiram Lyons | 46-47 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther double dribbles | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), David Young (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Rausch (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Robert Rezendes, Paul Gibbs, James Parker, Jerry Lee, Paul Gunther | |
| 12:18 | Rice | David Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:17 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Rice | James Rausch picks off the pass by David Young | 48-47 |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | James Pearson steals the ball from John Maddocks | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bob Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | William Sedillo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Tech | James Rausch is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Bob Lytle | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) James Rausch | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Reginald Eller is whistled for traveling | 48-47 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | James Parker knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Larry Brown | 48-49 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Hiram Lyons buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Young | 50-49 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | James Parker's fadeaway is rejected by William Sedillo | 50-49 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly is fouled on the floor by William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Brock Edgerly, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 09:56 | Virginia Tech | James Parker makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 50-52 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Derrick Rust buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:19 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Gibbs (SG), James Rausch (PF) Larry Brown, James Parker | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Robert Negri knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Hiram Lyons | 55-52 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes knocks in the floater from the left side | 55-54 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Thomas Banks tips it in | 57-54 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Rezendes and he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), David Young (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Robert Rezendes, Paul Gibbs, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:40 | Rice | James Pearson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Bradford Nelson snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Negri (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Maddocks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Jerry Lee denies the turnaround by David Young | 57-57 |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Bradford Nelson - foul #1 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:15 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:15 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Derrick Rust drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 60-58 |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Parker (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Maddocks picks off the pass by David Young | 60-60 |
| 05:46 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Parker | 60-63 |
| 05:42 | Rice | David Young misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:35 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James Parker | 60-65 |
| 05:07 | Rice | James Pearson clanks a floater near the basket | 60-65 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 60-67 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it but misses | 60-67 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Brown | 60-70 |
| 04:09 | Rice | James Pearson double dribbles | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes (PG), Paul Gibbs (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Paul Gunther (C) Larry Brown, Brock Edgerly, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Victor Black - foul #1 on Victor Black, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Victor Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Rausch (PF) James Parker | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rezendes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther tips it but misses | 60-71 |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Paul Gunther gets the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Negri (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Robert Rezendes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gunther (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee's pass is intercepted by Derrick Rust | 60-71 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Negri | 62-71 |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Jerry Lee is blocked by Victor Black | 62-71 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Victor Black snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Robert Negri connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), James Parker (SF), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Robert Rezendes, Paul Gibbs, Jerry Lee, James Rausch, Paul Gunther | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | James Parker makes the shot from just outside the lane | 65-73 |
| 02:27 | Rice | James Pearson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #4 | 65-73 |
| 02:27 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:27 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from Russell Strouse | 65-73 |
| 01:59 | Rice | David Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | David Young is called for the reach on Russell Strouse - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:52 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:52 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | Rice | James Pearson lays it up and in | 69-74 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Pearson misses the easy layup | 69-76 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly blows the layup | 69-76 |
| 01:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 69-76 |
| 00:53 | Rice | David Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-76 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (C) John Maddocks | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | David Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | David Young is called for the reach on James Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Young, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | James Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:35 | Rice | James Parker is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #5 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks (C) Jerry Lee | |
| 00:32 | Rice | David Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Lyons - foul #5 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (C) John Maddocks | |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-80 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly is hacked by Bradford Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:15 | Rice | William Sedillo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradford Nelson | 74-82 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Bradford Nelson - foul #3 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #14 | 74-82 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:07 | Rice | James Pearson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Brown | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Larry Brown runs out the clock | 74-84 |