| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bret Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Keever (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Berg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Bret Collier inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Yale | James Keever misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-35 |
| 19:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Wagner | 24-35 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Carl Yeldell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 19:30 | Yale | The rebound goes to James Keever | 24-35 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Charles Pollard misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Richard Wagner grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Charles Pollard steals the ball from Carl Yeldell | 24-35 |
| 18:53 | Yale | Charles Pollard lays it up and in | 24-37 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Ron McCasland drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 27-37 |
| 18:34 | Yale | Troy Berg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Clinton Hardin clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Keever - foul #3 on James Keever, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Andersen (PF) James Keever | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Clinton Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:57 | Yale | Bret Collier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Carl Yeldell snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Wagner hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Clinton Hardin | 30-37 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Jon Galaviz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Carl Yeldell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:35 | Yale | The rebound goes to Robert Andersen | 30-37 |
| 17:19 | Yale | Robert Andersen loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SF), Thomas Lewis (C) Carl Yeldell, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (SG) Jon Galaviz | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Ron McCasland double dribbles | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeffery Briseno (C) Troy Berg | |
| 17:00 | Yale | Clinton Hardin takes the ball from Robert Andersen | 30-37 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Clinton Hardin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 16:30 | Yale | Charles Pollard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 16:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clinton Hardin | 32-37 |
| 16:15 | Rice | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Robert Andersen gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Bret Collier is fouled on the floor by Ned Horn - foul #1 on Ned Horn, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Galaviz (SG), Troy Berg (C) Charles Pollard, Bret Collier | |
| 15:47 | Yale | Troy Berg loses the dribble to Ned Horn | 32-37 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Ned Horn lays it up and in | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Potts (fresh) SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Joshua Linscott (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Briseno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Berg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Yale | Robert Andersen hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jon Galaviz | 34-39 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Ned Horn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:09 | Yale | Robert Andersen grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:46 | Yale | Troy Berg misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Warren Potts grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Jeffery Briseno swats the short shot by Carl Yeldell | 34-39 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Ned Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Warren Potts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Ned Horn tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Troy Berg grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:55 | Yale | Robert Andersen is fouled on the floor by Carl Yeldell - foul #2 on Carl Yeldell, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Carl Yeldell, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Bret Collier (SF), James Keever (PF), Lisimba Abeyta (C) Joshua Linscott, Jon Galaviz, Robert Andersen, Jeffery Briseno, Troy Berg | |
| 13:45 | Yale | Charles Pollard misses the dunk | 34-39 |
| 13:43 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Collier | 34-39 |
| 13:32 | Yale | Charles Pollard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luther Johnson | 34-42 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Richard Wagner knocks in the jumper near the basket | 36-42 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Bret Collier loses the dribble to Clinton Hardin | 36-42 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 12:25 | Yale | Charles Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | Yale | James Keever clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-42 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Richard Wagner snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lisimba Abeyta - foul #1 on Lisimba Abeyta, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Yeldell (SF) Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Galaviz (SG), Troy Berg (C) Luther Johnson, Lisimba Abeyta | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:56 | Yale | Troy Berg pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Bret Collier is fouled on the floor by Richard Wagner - foul #3 on Richard Wagner, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 11:34 | Yale | Charles Pollard makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Keever | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bret Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Keever (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Berg (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Ron McCasland is fouled on the floor by Bret Collier - foul #1 on Bret Collier, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Smith | 38-44 |
| 10:39 | Yale | A charge is called on Troy Berg - foul #1 on Troy Berg, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Andersen (SF), Jeffery Briseno (PF) Bret Collier, James Keever | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Ron McCasland throws it down on a great pass from John Smith | 40-44 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Jeffery Briseno hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Pollard | 40-46 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Galaviz - foul #1 on Jon Galaviz, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Carl Yeldell, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Bret Collier (SF) Charles Pollard, Jon Galaviz, Troy Berg | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Philip Crenshaw takes the ball from Joshua Linscott | 42-46 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Ned Horn misses short on a runner from the right block | 42-46 |
| 09:18 | Yale | Jeffery Briseno snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:01 | Yale | Bret Collier misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Richard Wagner gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:44 | Yale | Jeffery Briseno snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 08:36 | Yale | Luther Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Linscott | 42-48 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Richard Wagner's floater is tipped away by Robert Andersen | 42-48 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Richard Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Bret Collier steals it from Ron McCasland | 42-48 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Robert Andersen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Ned Horn grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Richard Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Ron McCasland, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Jon Galaviz (SG), James Keever (PF), Troy Berg (C) Joshua Linscott, Bret Collier, Robert Andersen, Jeffery Briseno | |
| 07:31 | Yale | Troy Berg misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:29 | Yale | Jon Galaviz hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ned Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Galaviz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luther Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Keever (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Berg (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Thomas Lewis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 07:17 | Yale | Troy Berg gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:03 | Yale | James Keever buries a shot in the paint set up by Luther Johnson | 42-52 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Carl Yeldell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 06:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 42-52 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Ned Horn is hacked by Jon Galaviz - foul #2 on Jon Galaviz, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG) Ned Horn | |
| Subs | Yale | Bret Collier (SF) Luther Johnson | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Warren Potts's pass is intercepted by Charles Pollard | 42-52 |
| 06:20 | Yale | Bret Collier drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Warren Potts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:53 | Yale | Bret Collier can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Thomas Lewis scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 47-54 |
| 05:15 | Yale | Troy Berg misses the jumper near the basket | 47-54 |
| 05:13 | Yale | Troy Berg tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 05:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Lewis | 47-54 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Carl Yeldell banks in the layup on a great pass from Clinton Hardin | 49-54 |
| 04:50 | Yale | Charles Pollard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 04:49 | Yale | Troy Berg tips it in | 49-56 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Richard Wagner (C) Warren Potts, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Ron McCasland tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Jon Galaviz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 04:08 | Rice | John Smith grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Clinton Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Linscott (SG) Jon Galaviz | |
| 03:42 | Yale | Bret Collier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Pollard | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Troy Berg is called for the reach on Carl Yeldell - foul #2 on Troy Berg, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Carl Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Carl Yeldell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:23 | Yale | Troy Berg snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Carl Yeldell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Linscott (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bret Collier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Keever (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Berg (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Yale | Joshua Linscott can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 03:04 | Yale | Bret Collier tips it in | 52-61 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Clinton Hardin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 02:53 | Yale | James Keever pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Yale | Bret Collier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Clinton Hardin snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Richard Wagner's floater is tipped away by Troy Berg | 52-61 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 02:11 | Yale | Bret Collier pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:52 | Yale | Bret Collier hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Pollard | 52-64 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Bret Collier is called for the reach on Carl Yeldell - foul #2 on Bret Collier, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Salvador Aguirre (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Yale | David Butkovich (PG), Luther Johnson (SF), Robert Andersen (PF), Jeffery Briseno (C) Charles Pollard, Bret Collier, James Keever, Troy Berg | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Carl Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Carl Yeldell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:19 | Yale | Robert Andersen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Salvador Aguirre - foul #1 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF) Carl Yeldell | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:19 | Yale | Robert Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:19 | Yale | Robert Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Warren Potts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ned Horn | 57-65 |
| 00:59 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Jon Galaviz (SG), Bret Collier (SF), James Keever (PF), Troy Berg (C) David Butkovich, Joshua Linscott, Luther Johnson, Robert Andersen, Jeffery Briseno | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Yale | Jon Galaviz is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Yale | Lisimba Abeyta (C) Troy Berg | |
| 00:57 | Yale | Charles Pollard is hacked by Carl Yeldell - foul #3 on Carl Yeldell, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| 00:56 | Yale | Bret Collier is fouled on the floor by Carl Yeldell - foul #4 on Carl Yeldell, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| 00:56 | Yale | Bret Collier makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:56 | Yale | Bret Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jon Galaviz picks off the pass by John Smith | 57-67 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Jon Galaviz is hacked by Ron McCasland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron McCasland, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| 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 | Yale | Joshua Linscott (PG), Robert Andersen (SF), Jeffery Briseno (C) Charles Pollard, Bret Collier, James Keever | |
| 00:50 | Yale | Jon Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Jon Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Ned Horn snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Yale | Luther Johnson (SG) Jon Galaviz | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Yale | Jeffery Briseno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Warren Potts snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-69 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw gets the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Ned Horn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Warren Potts, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pollard (PG), Jon Galaviz (SG), Bret Collier (SF), James Keever (PF), Troy Berg (C) Joshua Linscott, Luther Johnson, Robert Andersen, Lisimba Abeyta, Jeffery Briseno | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Charles Pollard runs out the clock | 60-69 |