| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Nicholas Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Peters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lavern Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carl Yeldell inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | John Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Stewart - foul #2 on Nicholas Stewart, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| 19:40 | Rice | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 19:40 | Rice | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 19:12 | Fairfield | Mark Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-26 |
| 19:08 | Rice | John Smith is hacked by Nicholas Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Stewart, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (PG) Nicholas Stewart | |
| 18:56 | Rice | Ron McCasland is hacked by George Barnes - foul #2 on George Barnes, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| 18:43 | Rice | John Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 18:42 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | George Barnes can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 42-26 |
| 18:28 | Rice | John Smith gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:23 | Rice | John Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 18:22 | Fairfield | James Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:14 | Fairfield | Mark Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Ron McCasland can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-26 |
| 17:55 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:36 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Wagner - foul #1 on Richard Wagner, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Carl Yeldell, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scotty Adams (PG), Grover Taylor (SG), Jonathon Holleran (SF), Travis O'Neil (PF), Patrick Cain (C) George Barnes, Mark Scott, James Lawson, Daniel Peters, Lavern Moore | |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil loses the dribble to Ned Horn | 42-26 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Ned Horn scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Warren Potts | 45-26 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Scotty Adams comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ned Horn - foul #2 on Ned Horn, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Scotty Adams makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Scotty Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Ned Horn is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Adams - foul #1 on Scotty Adams, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Ned Horn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Thomas Lewis tips it back up and in | 47-28 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Scotty Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Ned Horn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fairly fresh) PF - Salvador Aguirre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Scotty Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grover Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathon Holleran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis O'Neil (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Cain (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-31 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Ned Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the tip | 47-31 |
| 15:18 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Travis O'Neil | 47-31 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain is whistled for traveling | 47-31 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Gary Pack (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), George Barnes (SG), James Lawson (SF), Daniel Peters (PF), Lavern Moore (C) Scotty Adams, Grover Taylor, Jonathon Holleran, Travis O'Neil, Patrick Cain | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Gary Pack is whistled for traveling | 47-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Wagner (C) Gary Pack | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Scott (SG) George Barnes | |
| 14:24 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore is whistled for a carry | 47-31 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:54 | Fairfield | James Lawson is called for traveling | 50-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (SG) Mark Scott | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:51 | Rice | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Lawson - foul #3 on James Lawson, team foul #5 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathan Sowards (SF), Gary Pack (C) Carl Yeldell, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:34 | Rice | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-31 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits the follow up shot | 52-31 |
| 13:24 | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart buries a shot from the right side | 52-33 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses the lay-in | 52-33 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 12:36 | Fairfield | James Lawson lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Peters | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:33 | Rice | Nathan Sowards is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Thomas Lewis (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ron McCasland, Nathan Sowards, Clinton Hardin, Gary Pack | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Scott (SG), Grover Taylor (SF) Nicholas Stewart, James Lawson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | George Barnes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | Mark Scott can't tip it in | 52-35 |
| 12:07 | Fairfield | George Barnes grabs the offensive board | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:02 | Fairfield | George Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Scott | 52-38 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 11:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Yeldell | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - George Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Grover Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lavern Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Richard Wagner scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Smith | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | Thomas Lewis blocks the short jumper by Daniel Peters | 54-38 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Thomas Lewis grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Thomas Lewis can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 11:01 | Rice | John Smith misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 10:59 | Fairfield | Mark Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 10:37 | Fairfield | George Barnes misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Richard Wagner snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Warren Potts is whistled for a carry | 54-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Salvador Aguirre (C) John Smith, Warren Potts, Carl Yeldell, Thomas Lewis, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), Scotty Adams (SG), James Lawson (SF), Travis O'Neil (PF), Patrick Cain (C) George Barnes, Mark Scott, Grover Taylor, Daniel Peters, Lavern Moore | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | James Lawson scores on a runner in the paint | 54-40 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Ned Horn is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Adams - foul #2 on Scotty Adams, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre lays it in | 56-40 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clinton Hardin - foul #1 on Clinton Hardin, team foul #3 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Scott (SG) Nicholas Stewart | |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Clinton Hardin pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw hits the follow up shot | 58-41 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Mark Scott connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Patrick Cain | 58-43 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Scotty Adams is called for the reach on Ned Horn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scotty Adams, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Ned Horn misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:14 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | James Lawson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Philip Crenshaw - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathan Sowards (PG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Gary Pack (C) Ned Horn, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), Jonathon Holleran (PF) Scotty Adams, Patrick Cain | |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | James Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | James Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:46 | Rice | The short jumper by Ron McCasland is denied by James Lawson | 58-44 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre tips it home | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | James Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-44 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Ron McCasland is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Stewart - foul #4 on Nicholas Stewart, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (PG), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Carl Yeldell, Salvador Aguirre, Gary Pack | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (PG), Grover Taylor (SG), John Gentry (SF) Nicholas Stewart, Mark Scott, James Lawson | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 07:38 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Ron McCasland, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ned Horn (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF) Warren Potts, Ron McCasland, Nathan Sowards | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scotty Adams (PG), Daniel Peters (PF), Lavern Moore (C) George Barnes, Jonathon Holleran, Travis O'Neil | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ned Horn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Scotty Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grover Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gentry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lavern Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Ned Horn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-44 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to John Gentry | 62-44 |
| 07:09 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 62-44 |
| 07:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 62-44 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 62-44 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to John Gentry | 62-44 |
| 06:45 | Fairfield | John Gentry drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Peters | 62-47 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Scotty Adams takes the ball from Ned Horn | 62-47 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | John Gentry banks in the layup set up by Scotty Adams | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), George Barnes (SG), James Lawson (SF), Jonathon Holleran (PF), Patrick Cain (C) Scotty Adams, Grover Taylor, John Gentry, Daniel Peters, Lavern Moore | |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain misses short on a shot near the basket | 65-49 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran snags the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 05:32 | Fairfield | The short jumper by James Lawson is denied by Richard Wagner | 65-49 |
| 05:30 | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:20 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran hits a floater in the lane set up by Nicholas Stewart | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 65-51 |
| 04:54 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | Salvador Aguirre steps in front of the George Barnes pass | 65-51 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Cain - foul #2 on Patrick Cain, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Carl Yeldell, Salvador Aguirre, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scotty Adams (PG), Mark Scott (SG), Daniel Peters (PF), Travis O'Neil (C) Nicholas Stewart, George Barnes, Jonathon Holleran, Patrick Cain | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | James Lawson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Scott | 66-54 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses short on a runner in the paint | 66-54 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | James Lawson pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Mark Scott misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Ned Horn snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 03:15 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Hardin | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Scotty Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Peters (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis O'Neil (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Ned Horn misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:53 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to James Lawson | 66-54 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | James Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Ron McCasland, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), George Barnes (SG), Grover Taylor (SF), Jonathon Holleran (PF), Patrick Cain (C) Scotty Adams, Mark Scott, James Lawson, Daniel Peters, Travis O'Neil | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Warren Potts misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre tips it in | 68-54 |
| 02:19 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-54 |
| 02:17 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 02:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Smith | 68-54 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Warren Potts is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 01:40 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stewart | 68-54 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain's floater is tipped away by Salvador Aguirre | 68-54 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Wagner's pass is intercepted by George Barnes in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| 01:09 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor blows the layup | 68-54 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Warren Potts is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Wagner is open and scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Grover Taylor - foul #3 on Grover Taylor, team foul #10 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Philip Crenshaw (SF) John Smith, Carl Yeldell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scotty Adams (PG), Travis O'Neil (PF) Nicholas Stewart, Jonathon Holleran | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Wagner makes the free throw | 73-54 |
| 00:19 | Fairfield | George Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Grover Taylor | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ned Horn runs out the clock | 73-57 |