| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edwin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Glaze (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Jefferies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wilde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Ben Glaze inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Baylor | Kris Welch makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Robinson | 29-21 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 29-24 |
| 18:57 | Baylor | Reginald Eller swats the shot by Ben Glaze | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde tips it home | 31-24 |
| 18:39 | Rice | David Young connects on the shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:14 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies is fouled on the floor by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 17:46 | Baylor | Kris Welch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:30 | Rice | David Young makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bradford Nelson | 31-29 |
| 17:10 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde loses the dribble to Reginald Eller | 31-29 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Pearson | 31-31 |
| 16:34 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies's floater is tipped away by Reginald Eller | 31-31 |
| 16:33 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:22 | Rice | David Young misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:21 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilde | 31-31 |
| 16:03 | Baylor | Kris Welch clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Bradford Nelson - foul #1 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Trinidad Cullinan (PG), Gail Brown (SF), Ronald Baker (PF), Todd Hungerford (C) Edwin Robinson, Ben Glaze, Julian Jefferies, Daniel Wilde | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) David Young, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 16:03 | Baylor | Kris Welch makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:03 | Baylor | Kris Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Trinidad Cullinan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kris Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gail Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hungerford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Derrick Rust (fresh) PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Black (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:38 | Baylor | Todd Hungerford gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:09 | Baylor | Gail Brown scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-31 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Bradford Nelson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Derrick Rust | 35-33 |
| 14:29 | Baylor | Bradford Nelson steals the ball from Gail Brown | 35-33 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Bradford Nelson misses the dunk | 35-33 |
| 14:24 | Baylor | Gail Brown gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:04 | Baylor | Todd Hungerford scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Robert Negri is hacked by Todd Hungerford - foul #2 on Todd Hungerford, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edwin Robinson (PG), Theodore Tarkington (SG), Ben Glaze (SF), Julian Jefferies (PF), Daniel Wilde (C) Trinidad Cullinan, Kris Welch, Gail Brown, Ronald Baker, Todd Hungerford | |
| 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 | |
| 13:36 | Rice | David Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 13:21 | Baylor | Ben Glaze misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Ben Glaze is called for the reach on David Young - foul #2 on Ben Glaze, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Daniel Wilde blocks the short jumper by Reginald Eller | 37-33 |
| 12:53 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:24 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| 11:58 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edwin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Tarkington (fresh) SF - Ben Glaze (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Jefferies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller blows the layup but he's hacked by Ben Glaze - foul #3 on Ben Glaze, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ronald Baker (PF) Julian Jefferies | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, William Sedillo | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:48 | Baylor | Ben Glaze's fadeaway is rejected by James Pearson | 37-37 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Thomas Banks buries a shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 10:11 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 10:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pearson | 37-39 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 09:49 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:28 | Rice | James Pearson banks in the layup | 37-41 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Ronald Baker drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Robinson and he's fouled by James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Trinidad Cullinan (PG), Kris Welch (SG), Gail Brown (SF), Todd Hungerford (C) Edwin Robinson, Theodore Tarkington, Ben Glaze, Daniel Wilde | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), David Young (SG), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, James Pearson | |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Ronald Baker makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Julian Jefferies (PF) Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:26 | Baylor | Kris Welch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Trinidad Cullinan | 42-41 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Thomas Banks knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bradford Nelson | 42-43 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ben Glaze (SF) Gail Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Thomas Banks | |
| 07:50 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Trinidad Cullinan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kris Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Glaze (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julian Jefferies (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Hungerford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Robert Negri drills a jumper from close range | 44-45 |
| 07:01 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 06:59 | Baylor | Todd Hungerford snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 06:42 | Baylor | Trinidad Cullinan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Todd Hungerford grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:15 | Baylor | Trinidad Cullinan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 06:13 | Baylor | Kris Welch tips it home | 46-45 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 46-47 |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Ben Glaze scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Trinidad Cullinan and the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edwin Robinson (PG), Theodore Tarkington (SG), Ronald Baker (PF), Daniel Wilde (C) Trinidad Cullinan, Kris Welch, Julian Jefferies, Todd Hungerford | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Ben Glaze makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Hiram Lyons clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 04:52 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 04:51 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 04:49 | Baylor | Ronald Baker snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:30 | Baylor | James Pearson picks off the pass by Edwin Robinson | 49-47 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Thomas Banks is denied on a layup by Ronald Baker | 49-47 |
| 04:04 | Baylor | Ben Glaze grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:37 | Baylor | Ben Glaze clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 03:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edwin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Tarkington (fresh) SF - Ben Glaze (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Ben Glaze steals it from James Pearson | 49-47 |
| 03:15 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kris Welch (SG), Julian Jefferies (PF) Theodore Tarkington, Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| 02:57 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Edwin Robinson | 51-47 |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Pearson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Julian Jefferies - foul #1 on Julian Jefferies, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:19 | Baylor | Kris Welch hits a jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 02:03 | Rice | James Pearson loses the dribble to Kris Welch | 53-49 |
| 01:40 | Baylor | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Edwin Robinson - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 01:22 | Baylor | Kris Welch connects on the floater from close range set up by Daniel Wilde | 55-49 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Baylor | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Edwin Robinson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 00:57 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:57 | Baylor | Edwin Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | David Young comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies is hacked by David Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:41 | Rice | David Young connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bradford Nelson | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | Baylor | Ben Glaze is fouled in the backcourt by David Young - foul #4 on David Young, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | Baylor | Ben Glaze makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:40 | Baylor | Ben Glaze misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pearson | 58-52 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Ben Glaze picks off the pass by Reginald Eller | 58-52 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | Ben Glaze misses the lay-in | 58-52 |
| 00:28 | Baylor | Julian Jefferies hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 00:22 | Rice | David Young clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | Rice | David Young comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:15 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:13 | Rice | David Young travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| 00:10 | Baylor | Bradford Nelson is called for the reach on Kris Welch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:10 | Baylor | Kris Welch makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:10 | Baylor | Kris Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:10 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde is hacked by William Sedillo - foul #3 on William Sedillo, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Daniel Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Pearson misses the turnaround in the paint | 63-52 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Bradford Nelson grabs the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 63-52 |