| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Merlin Zahnen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Reading (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Merlin Zahnen | 32-31 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Matthew White denies the turnaround by Clinton Hardin | 32-31 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Ron McCasland tips it home | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clinton Hardin - foul #1 on Clinton Hardin, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-32 |
| 18:49 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to James Cassidy | 34-32 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Wagner steps in front of the James Zenon pass | 34-32 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ron McCasland comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Carl Yeldell, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), John Butts (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, James Cassidy, Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| 18:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Butts | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Ron McCasland knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Smith | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Savage and the foul's on Salvador Aguirre - foul #2 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF) John Smith, Ron McCasland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Savage - foul #2 on Jeffrey Savage, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Clinton Hardin (PF) Salvador Aguirre | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Adams (PF) Franklin Johnson | |
| 17:19 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Woodworth - foul #1 on Robert Woodworth, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), James Cassidy (SF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, John Butts, Robert Woodworth | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Matthew White | 38-37 |
| 16:46 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Thomas Lewis gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Cassidy is called for the reach on Philip Crenshaw - foul #3 on James Cassidy, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SG), Calvin Reading (PF) James Cassidy, Thomas Adams | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Danny Debusk is called for the reach on Carl Yeldell - foul #2 on Danny Debusk, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), John Butts (SF), Franklin Johnson (C) James Zenon, Danny Debusk, Matthew White | |
| 15:42 | Rice | A charge is called on Ron McCasland - foul #2 on Ron McCasland, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (SF) Merlin Zahnen | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Butts (fresh) SF - Daniel Peters (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Calvin Reading (fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Salvador Aguirre | 41-37 |
| 15:14 | Rice | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Ron McCasland is fouled on the floor by John Butts - foul #3 on John Butts, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (PG), Nathan Sowards (SG), Clinton Hardin (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SG), Thomas Adams (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) Jeffrey Savage, John Butts, Calvin Reading, Franklin Johnson | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Robert Woodworth steals the ball from Warren Potts | 41-37 |
| 14:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Yeldell steals it from Daniel Peters | 41-37 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Warren Potts lays it in on a great pass from Carl Yeldell | 43-37 |
| 14:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre's pass is intercepted by Robert Woodworth in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Adams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Merlin Zahnen | 43-39 |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Zenon steps in front of the Salvador Aguirre pass | 43-39 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon can't throw it down | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre misses the runner from close range | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Carl Yeldell is hacked by Daniel Peters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Peters, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Ned Horn (SF), Thomas Lewis (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Warren Potts, Nathan Sowards, Carl Yeldell, Clinton Hardin, Salvador Aguirre | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), Matthew White (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters, Thomas Adams, Robert Woodworth | |
| 12:51 | Rice | John Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Thomas Lewis hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 12:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Savage | 45-43 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Calvin Reading steps in front of the Ron McCasland pass in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Thomas Lewis scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ron McCasland | 48-43 |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ned Horn - foul #1 on Ned Horn, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Gary Pack (C) Ned Horn, Thomas Lewis, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SG), John Butts (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, James Cassidy, Calvin Reading | |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Pack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Merlin Zahnen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Butts (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rice | The jump hook by Gary Pack is blocked by Franklin Johnson | 48-44 |
| 11:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Hardin | 48-44 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon is called for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG) Ron McCasland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading (PF) Matthew White | |
| 10:27 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw blows the wide open dunk | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | Illinois-Chicago | John Butts snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:55 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon loses the dribble to Clinton Hardin | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Rice | John Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Merlin Zahnen | 48-44 |
| 09:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-44 |
| 09:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Gary Pack knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Warren Potts | 50-46 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon loses the dribble to John Smith | 50-46 |
| 08:41 | Rice | John Smith is hacked by John Butts in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Butts, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin, Gary Pack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), James Cassidy (SF), Thomas Adams (PF), Robert Woodworth (C) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen, John Butts, Calvin Reading, Franklin Johnson | |
| 08:41 | Rice | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 08:13 | Rice | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 07:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Richard Wagner pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Richard Wagner knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by John Smith | 52-49 |
| 07:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Woodworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Yeldell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Debusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Cassidy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Woodworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:45 | Rice | John Smith is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Yeldell picks off the pass by Thomas Adams | 52-49 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the lay-in | 52-49 |
| 06:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Carl Yeldell is fouled on the floor by James Cassidy - foul #4 on James Cassidy, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Salvador Aguirre, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SG), Daniel Peters (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, James Cassidy, Thomas Adams, Robert Woodworth | |
| 05:23 | Rice | Carl Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Carl Yeldell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Warren Potts steps in front of the Calvin Reading pass | 54-49 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Thomas Lewis is hacked by Matthew White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF) Carl Yeldell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Merlin Zahnen | 55-51 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Warren Potts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Ned Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Thomas Lewis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ned Horn | 58-51 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathan Sowards (SG) Ned Horn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Butts (SG) Merlin Zahnen | |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Lewis is fouled on the floor by John Butts - foul #5 on John Butts, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF) Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG) John Butts | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 03:17 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Matthew White is called for the reach on Thomas Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew White, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Franklin Johnson (PF) Calvin Reading | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Thomas Lewis gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nathan Sowards (fresh) SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Yeldell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Danny Debusk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Nathan Sowards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Peters - foul #5 on Daniel Peters, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SF), Gary Pack (C) Carl Yeldell, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), James Cassidy (SF) James Zenon, Daniel Peters | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Nathan Sowards misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Nathan Sowards makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White is fouled on the floor by Gary Pack - foul #1 on Gary Pack, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF) Nathan Sowards, Ron McCasland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading (PF) Franklin Johnson | |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Warren Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Danny Debusk steps in front of the Warren Potts pass in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk buries a fadeaway from the left side | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Ned Horn is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading is hacked by Clinton Hardin - foul #2 on Clinton Hardin, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Gary Pack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SG) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk | |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading misses long on a floater from close range | 67-58 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Richard Wagner pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Zenon picks off the pass by Ron McCasland | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Ron McCasland steps in front of the Matthew White pass | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | James Zenon is called for the reach on Richard Wagner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zenon, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Richard Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Richard Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 00:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Smith runs out the clock | 69-58 |