| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Dick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Leroy Cabello (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Linke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Maus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chris Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Victor Maus inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Morehead State | Michael Linke misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello tips it back up and in | 43-28 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jason White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the tip | 43-28 |
| 19:17 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:56 | Morehead State | Michael Linke buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Howard | 43-31 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Jason White misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | Victor Maus pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:41 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Linke | 43-33 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the easy open layup | 43-33 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Edgar Lisle tips it but misses | 43-33 |
| 18:19 | Morehead State | Richard Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Richard Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Jason White | 43-33 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Jason White is hacked by Michael Linke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Linke, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, Robert Felder, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Morgan (PG), Gerald Grass (SG), Andrew Morris (PF), Harold Simmons (C) Leroy Cabello, Michael Linke, Chris Howard, Richard Mitchell | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Gerald Grass is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Grass, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 17:19 | Rice | David Jones makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Alcott | 45-33 |
| 17:06 | Morehead State | Victor Maus scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Morgan | 45-35 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Gerald Grass is called for the reach on Virgil Battles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Grass, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Linke (SG) Victor Maus | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Raymond Gillham misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 16:40 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:19 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Linke | 45-38 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Virgil Battles misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 16:02 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris grabs the board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Gillham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Goodlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Alcott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Grass (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons is hacked by Jason Alcott - foul #2 on Jason Alcott, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jason White (SG), Robert Felder (SF), David Dick (PF), Robert Rickard (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Raymond Gillham, Wesley Goodlow, Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell (PG), Leroy Cabello (SG), Victor Maus (SF), Chris Howard (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Paul Morgan, Michael Linke, Gerald Grass, Andrew Morris, Harold Simmons | |
| 15:39 | Morehead State | The short jumper by Chris Howard is denied by Robert Rickard | 45-38 |
| 15:38 | Morehead State | Chris Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Richard Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| 15:23 | Rice | David Dick misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 15:22 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Maus and he's fouled by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 15:16 | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:00 | Rice | David Dick drills a runner in the lane set up by Edgar Lisle and he's hacked by Ralph Harrell - foul #4 on Ralph Harrell, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Drouin (PG) Ralph Harrell | |
| 15:00 | Rice | David Dick misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:00 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Richard Mitchell | 47-41 |
| 14:31 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello is hacked by Jason White - foul #2 on Jason White, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (PG), Claude Richey (SF) Edgar Lisle, Robert Felder | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Linke (SG), Harold Simmons (C) Victor Maus, Richard Mitchell | |
| 14:11 | Morehead State | Chris Howard hits a jumper in the paint | 47-43 |
| 14:09 | Rice | David Dick loses the dribble to Michael Linke in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | Michael Linke hits the finger roll | 47-45 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Claude Richey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 13:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McNichol | 47-45 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Claude Richey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-45 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Robert Rickard gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Michael McNichol banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Claude Richey | 49-45 |
| 13:07 | Morehead State | Jason White takes the ball from Michael Linke | 49-45 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Jason White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), David Jones (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Raymond Gillham (C) Michael McNichol, Jason White, Claude Richey, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Morgan (PG), Gerald Grass (SG), Victor Maus (SF), Andrew Morris (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Mark Drouin, Michael Linke, Leroy Cabello, Chris Howard, Harold Simmons | |
| 12:49 | Morehead State | Victor Maus connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Paul Morgan | 49-47 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Robert Felder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | Morehead State | Paul Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wesley Goodlow | 49-47 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is hacked by Paul Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Morgan, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Victor Maus is called for the reach on Edgar Lisle - foul #2 on Victor Maus, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Gillham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Grass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Maus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Morris - foul #2 on Andrew Morris, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Jason White (SG), Claude Richey (SF), Jason Alcott (C) Edgar Lisle, David Jones, Robert Felder, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello (PG), Michael Linke (SG), Chris Howard (PF), Harold Simmons (C) Paul Morgan, Gerald Grass, Andrew Morris, Richard Mitchell | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:13 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Claude Richey - foul #1 on Claude Richey, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Rickard (C) Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Drouin (PG) Victor Maus | |
| 11:13 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:13 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-49 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Robert Rickard gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Robert Rickard clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Linke - foul #3 on Michael Linke, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | David Dick (PF) Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Victor Maus (SF), Richard Mitchell (C) Leroy Cabello, Harold Simmons | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Robert Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Robert Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Victor Maus lays it up and in on a great pass from Chris Howard | 53-51 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Virgil Battles's pass is intercepted by Richard Mitchell in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 10:04 | Morehead State | Victor Maus's floater is tipped away by Robert Rickard | 53-51 |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Richard Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:51 | Morehead State | Jason White picks off the pass by Chris Howard | 53-51 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Jason White hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Virgil Battles | 56-51 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Chris Howard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Claude Richey - foul #2 on Claude Richey, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), David Jones (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF), Raymond Gillham (C) Virgil Battles, Jason White, Claude Richey, David Dick, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Morgan (PG), Gerald Grass (SG), Harold Simmons (SF), Andrew Morris (C) Mark Drouin, Michael Linke, Victor Maus, Richard Mitchell | |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Chris Howard makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Chris Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Morgan - foul #3 on Paul Morgan, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello (SF) Chris Howard | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:50 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 08:48 | Morehead State | Paul Morgan grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:40 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-52 |
| 08:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wesley Goodlow | 58-52 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Goodlow, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 08:18 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Edgar Lisle pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Felder drills a jumper from the right block set up by David Jones | 60-52 |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Felder - foul #1 on Robert Felder, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | David Dick (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Wesley Goodlow, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell (PG) Paul Morgan | |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | Harold Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Ralph Harrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Grass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Cabello (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | David Jones misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 07:27 | Rice | David Dick tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 07:04 | Morehead State | Gerald Grass is whistled for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Jason White (SG), Robert Rickard (C) Edgar Lisle, David Jones, Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Linke (SG), Victor Maus (SF), Chris Howard (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Gerald Grass, Leroy Cabello, Andrew Morris, Harold Simmons | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Victor Maus steps in front of the Virgil Battles pass | 62-54 |
| 06:29 | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Jason White is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (PG), Raymond Gillham (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF) Virgil Battles, Robert Felder, David Dick | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Paul Morgan (PG) Ralph Harrell | |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Michael Linke clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-57 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Michael McNichol grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Michael McNichol misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Michael McNichol pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Jason White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 05:14 | Morehead State | Chris Howard gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | Michael Linke drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Maus | 62-59 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Raymond Gillham lays it up and in set up by Wesley Goodlow and he's fouled by Paul Morgan - foul #4 on Paul Morgan, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Virgil Battles (SG), David Jones (SF), David Dick (PF) Michael McNichol, Jason White, Wesley Goodlow, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Drouin (PG), Leroy Cabello (SG), Gerald Grass (SF), Andrew Morris (PF), Harold Simmons (C) Paul Morgan, Michael Linke, Victor Maus, Chris Howard, Richard Mitchell | |
| 04:24 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:05 | Morehead State | Mark Drouin hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Raymond Gillham comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Mark Drouin pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Gillham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Cabello (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Grass (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Morehead State | Virgil Battles steals the ball from Mark Drouin | 65-62 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Edgar Lisle lays it in on a nice dish by Virgil Battles | 67-62 |
| 03:16 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 03:15 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris misses the tip | 67-62 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:08 | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Jason Alcott (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Raymond Gillham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell (PG) Mark Drouin | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jason Alcott can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Grass - foul #3 on Gerald Grass, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Victor Maus (SF) Gerald Grass | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jason Alcott misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jason Alcott makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Andrew Morris's fadeaway is rejected by David Dick | 68-62 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Michael McNichol grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG), Robert Rickard (C) Michael McNichol, Jason Alcott | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gerald Grass (SF) Victor Maus | |
| 02:01 | Rice | Edgar Lisle's pass is intercepted by Ralph Harrell | 68-62 |
| 01:57 | Morehead State | Gerald Grass banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Harrell | 68-64 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Linke (SG), Victor Maus (SF), Chris Howard (PF), Richard Mitchell (C) Leroy Cabello, Gerald Grass, Andrew Morris, Harold Simmons | |
| 01:41 | Morehead State | Ralph Harrell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-64 |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Chris Howard tips it back up and in | 68-66 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Ralph Harrell is called for the reach on Edgar Lisle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Harrell, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leroy Cabello (PG) Ralph Harrell | |
| 01:35 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:21 | Morehead State | Michael Linke buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Maus | 70-68 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Leroy Cabello steps in front of the Jason White pass in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | Michael Linke misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-68 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Richard Mitchell tips it but misses | 70-68 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Edgar Lisle grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Victor Maus comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Dick - foul #3 on David Dick, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Victor Maus makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Victor Maus makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Robert Felder is whistled for a carry | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Victor Maus is hacked by Jason White - foul #3 on Jason White, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Victor Maus makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Victor Maus makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |