| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Young (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tomes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow connects on the runner near the basket | 29-32 |
| 19:29 | Rice | William Sedillo buries a floater from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves's fadeaway is rejected by William Sedillo | 31-32 |
| 19:20 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Pearson | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow is denied on a layup by James Pearson | 34-32 |
| 18:41 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Morrow | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | Southern Methodist | David Young is called for the reach on Robert Morrow - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Richard Loera (PF), Brian Molden (C) Jason Reeves, Anthony Tomes, Robert Morrow, Roy Grillo | |
| 18:16 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Pitts steps in front of the Clifton Teeters pass | 34-32 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Thomas Pitts misses the dunk | 34-32 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Richard Loera misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:07 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Rust takes the ball from Clifton Teeters | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Robert Negri slams it home on a great pass from Derrick Rust | 36-32 |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 36-32 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Reginald Eller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Lytle (PG), David Young (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Thomas Pitts, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Roy Grillo (C) Clifton Teeters, Wayne Gustavson, Robert Patterson, Richard Loera, Brian Molden | |
| 15:46 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 15:45 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bob Lytle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tomes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Garten (fresh) PF - Robert Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Bob Lytle loses the dribble to Robert Morrow in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow blows the dunk | 36-32 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Bob Lytle pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Rice | William Sedillo misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Reeves - foul #1 on Jason Reeves, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson (C) Roy Grillo | |
| 15:13 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:53 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 38-34 |
| 14:38 | Rice | James Pearson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:37 | Rice | David Young hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 14:24 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Louis Garten is called for the reach on Bob Lytle - foul #2 on Louis Garten, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) David Young, Bob Lytle, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (PF) Jason Reeves, Louis Garten, Robert Morrow | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Richard Loera picks off the pass by Robert Negri | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Thomas Banks snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Richard Loera denies the turnaround by Hiram Lyons | 40-34 |
| 13:07 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Victor Boston - foul #2 on Victor Boston, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Clifton Teeters (SF), Brian Molden (PF), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Anthony Tomes, Robert Patterson, Richard Loera, Billie Lawson | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:21 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Victor Black is called for the reach on Roy Grillo - foul #3 on Victor Black, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow (PF) Brian Molden | |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo misses short on a shot from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 11:51 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Wayne Gustavson steps in front of the Bob Lytle pass in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 11:35 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bob Lytle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Gustavson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Teeters (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the dunk but he's hacked by Wayne Gustavson - foul #3 on Wayne Gustavson, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), Robert Negri (PF) Bob Lytle, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Louis Garten (SF) Jason Reeves, Wayne Gustavson | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:10 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten slams it home on a nice dish by Roy Grillo | 44-40 |
| 10:41 | Rice | David Young is fouled on the floor by Victor Boston - foul #3 on Victor Boston, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (PF), Brian Molden (C) Victor Boston, Clifton Teeters, Louis Garten, Robert Morrow, Roy Grillo | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Richard Loera denies the turnaround by Bradford Nelson | 44-40 |
| 10:18 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 09:54 | Southern Methodist | Richard Loera misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Brian Molden swats the layup by Thomas Banks | 44-40 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF) Bradford Nelson, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Robert Morrow (PF), Billie Lawson (C) Jason Reeves, Richard Loera, Brian Molden | |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Billie Lawson - foul #1 on Billie Lawson, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson (SG), Louis Garten (SF) Anthony Tomes, Robert Patterson | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:59 | Southern Methodist | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from Wayne Gustavson | 48-42 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the finger roll | 50-42 |
| 08:53 | Southern Methodist | David Young picks off the pass by Victor Boston in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Hiram Lyons banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Young | 52-42 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (PG), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Robert Morrow | |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:27 | Rice | James Pearson is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 54-44 |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), Victor Black (PF) Hiram Lyons, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG) Wayne Gustavson | |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Garten | 54-46 |
| 07:37 | Rice | The 3pt attempt by William Sedillo is denied by Louis Garten | 54-46 |
| 07:36 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bob Lytle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teeters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billie Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Grillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Billie Lawson | 54-48 |
| 07:17 | Rice | David Young misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Reeves - foul #2 on Jason Reeves, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Thomas Pitts, Bob Lytle, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (PF), Brian Molden (C) Jason Reeves, Clifton Teeters, Louis Garten, Billie Lawson, Roy Grillo | |
| 07:17 | Rice | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:17 | Rice | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:05 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Victor Black - foul #4 on Victor Black, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) David Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:05 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:05 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Derrick Rust blows the wide open layup | 55-50 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:43 | Rice | The jump hook by Hiram Lyons is blocked by Robert Patterson | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:30 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:29 | Southern Methodist | Richard Loera pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:21 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 06:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Rust | 55-50 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Victor Black drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Negri | 57-50 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Molden, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Victor Black | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Robert Morrow (PF), Billie Lawson (C) Victor Boston, Anthony Tomes, Richard Loera, Brian Molden | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Robert Patterson is called for the reach on Derrick Rust in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Patterson, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:19 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-50 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Thomas Banks blows the layup | 59-52 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Bob Lytle misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jason Reeves | 59-52 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Bob Lytle, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Roy Grillo (C) Wayne Gustavson, Robert Patterson, Billie Lawson | |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Reginald Eller's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Morrow | 59-54 |
| 04:21 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Rice | James Pearson gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Reginald Eller blows the dunk | 59-54 |
| 03:52 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:38 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Morrow | 59-56 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Pearson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teeters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Louis Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Grillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 03:00 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Hiram Lyons slams it home set up by David Young | 63-56 |
| 02:42 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SG), Thomas Banks (PF) David Young, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (PF), Brian Molden (C) Jason Reeves, Louis Garten, Robert Morrow, Roy Grillo | |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG) Clifton Teeters | |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:15 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes (SG) Wayne Gustavson | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-58 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Robert Morrow (PF), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Richard Loera, Brian Molden | |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Morrow | 63-61 |
| 01:21 | Rice | David Young travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo is hacked by William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Reeves - foul #3 on Jason Reeves, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jason Reeves is called for the reach on William Sedillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Reeves, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Reeves - foul #5 on Jason Reeves, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (PG) Jason Reeves | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-63 |