| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carl Yeldell inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Alberto Russo steps in front of the Richard Wagner pass | 39-31 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | James Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 19:05 | Rice | John Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Wagner | 39-33 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lucas | 42-33 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Richard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-33 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo is called for 3 seconds | 42-33 |
| 18:03 | Rice | James Anthony is called for the reach on Ron McCasland - foul #1 on James Anthony, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:51 | Rice | Carl Yeldell is hacked by Clement Mitchell - foul #2 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG) David Lucas | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Richard Wagner | |
| 17:35 | Rice | Ron McCasland steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SF) Carl Yeldell | |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | Richard Jones blows the layup | 42-33 |
| 17:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Smith | 42-33 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Ned Horn hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ron McCasland | 42-35 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson comes up short on the runner from close range | 42-35 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Ron McCasland, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw's floater is tipped away by Antonio Padilla | 44-35 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | James Anthony can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clement Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Potts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | David Lucas grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Ned Horn misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clement Mitchell - foul #3 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Alberto Russo (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, James Anthony, Clement Mitchell, Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre, Richard Wagner | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Ned Horn makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Ned Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Carl Yeldell takes the ball from Michael Lipson | 46-36 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Thomas Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Ron McCasland can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 46-36 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zhuang Chio | 48-36 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Clinton Hardin blows the layup but the foul's on Alberto Russo - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG) Ned Horn | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Carl Yeldell gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:02 | Rice | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lewis - foul #3 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | David Lucas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Carl Yeldell - foul #3 on Carl Yeldell, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF) Ratko Zuchelkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Ron McCasland gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Roosevelt Williams picks off the pass by Salvador Aguirre | 48-38 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | John Smith steals the ball from David Lucas in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Ron McCasland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Padilla - foul #1 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF) Carl Yeldell | |
| 12:01 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Richard Jones drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jose Rodriguez | 50-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 50-42 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Salvador Aguirre steals the ball from Jose Rodriguez | 50-42 |
| 10:55 | Rice | John Smith is denied on a layup by Michael Lipson | 50-42 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clement Mitchell | 53-42 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Richard Wagner lays it up and in and he's hacked by Clement Mitchell - foul #4 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Alberto Russo (SF), Roosevelt Williams (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, James Anthony, Clement Mitchell, Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 10:22 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-44 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | David Lucas tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Richard Wagner gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Ned Horn scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio is hacked by Richard Wagner - foul #3 on Richard Wagner, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Richard Wagner | |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Warren Potts clanks a shot from the left side | 56-47 |
| 09:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 56-47 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Warren Potts misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | David Lucas pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Ned Horn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-47 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla's layup is rejected by Clinton Hardin | 59-47 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Ned Horn pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses the fadeaway in the lane | 59-47 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Thomas Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Zhuang Chio is called for the reach on Ned Horn - foul #1 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Alberto Russo, Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Salvador Aguirre (PF) Warren Potts, Carl Yeldell, Clinton Hardin | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Ned Horn misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | James Anthony connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Jones | 62-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ned Horn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Lipson - foul #1 on Michael Lipson, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Thomas Lewis | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Salvador Aguirre - foul #3 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Clinton Hardin (PF) Salvador Aguirre | |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Ron McCasland evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Anthony - foul #2 on James Anthony, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF) Clement Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 05:55 | Rice | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 05:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wagner | 66-50 |
| 05:40 | Rice | John Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Alberto Russo (SF) Jose Rodriguez, Ratko Zuchelkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Yeldell (SF), Thomas Lewis (C) Philip Crenshaw, Richard Wagner | |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | David Lucas is hacked by Thomas Lewis - foul #4 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson snags the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 66-50 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Ron McCasland grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:01 | Rice | John Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lipson | 66-50 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Thomas Lewis hits the follow up shot | 66-52 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Richard Jones connects on the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Lewis - foul #5 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Gary Pack (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre can't finish the layup | 69-52 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Gary Pack tips it back up and in | 69-54 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Gary Pack is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Gary Pack, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (PF) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF), Richard Wagner (C) Carl Yeldell, Gary Pack | |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Ned Horn misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 71-54 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Salvador Aguirre steps in front of the Richard Jones pass | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Ned Horn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Richard Wagner can't tip it in | 71-54 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Williams | 71-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Potts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Philip Crenshaw - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #10 | 71-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathan Sowards (SG), Gary Pack (C) Ned Horn, Richard Wagner | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Warren Potts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico | David Lucas hits a jumpshot from the right side | 75-54 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Warren Potts connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Crenshaw | 75-57 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Pack - foul #2 on Gary Pack, team foul #11 | 75-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG) James Anthony | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SG) Warren Potts | |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Gary Pack is whistled for traveling | 77-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Anthony (SG), Alberto Russo (SF) Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG) Nathan Sowards | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Gary Pack swats the short shot by Antonio Padilla | 77-57 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the offensive board | 77-57 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lucas | 79-57 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Gary Pack clanks a jumper from the right wing | 79-57 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre hits the follow up shot | 79-59 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Warren Potts picks off the pass by David Lucas | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | David Lucas knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 81-59 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Warren Potts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-59 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 81-59 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Lucas runs out the clock | 81-59 |