| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Robert Crosby (fresh) SG - Lee Porter (fresh) SF - John Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Browne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Felder inbounds the ball | 17-30 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Robert Felder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 19:40 | Morgan State | John Christiansen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Jason White snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the easy open layup | 17-30 |
| 19:16 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Billy Browne | 17-30 |
| 18:56 | Morgan State | Lee Porter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Jason White snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Robert Felder is whistled for traveling | 17-30 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (PG), Bill Robinson (SF), James Burwell (PF) Robert Crosby, John Christiansen, Billy Browne | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:23 | Morgan State | James Burwell misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edgar Lisle - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #1 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wayne Boden (SG) Lee Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:23 | Morgan State | James Burwell misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 18:23 | Morgan State | James Burwell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 18:23 | Morgan State | Bill Robinson snags the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 18:08 | Morgan State | James Burwell hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott King | 20-30 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Scott King steps in front of the Edgar Lisle pass | 20-30 |
| 17:50 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Burwell | 22-30 |
| 17:35 | Rice | David Dick knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Lisle | 22-32 |
| 17:29 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener lays it up and in | 24-32 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Robert Rickard hits the finger roll | 24-34 |
| 16:54 | Morgan State | James Burwell's pass is intercepted by Jason White | 24-34 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Jason White hits the finger roll | 24-36 |
| 16:50 | Morgan State | The refs have stopped play. Bill Robinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-36 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Crosby (PG), Lee Porter (SG), John Christiansen (SF), Billy Browne (PF), Matthew Green (C) Scott King, Wayne Boden, Bill Robinson, James Burwell, Richard Whitener | |
| 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 | |
| 16:28 | Morgan State | Lee Porter makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| 16:28 | Morgan State | Lee Porter makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Raymond Gillham buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Virgil Battles and he's fouled by Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (PG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Raymond Gillham makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:51 | Morgan State | David Jones is called for the reach on Lee Porter - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Holmes (SF), Oscar Gonzalez (PF) John Christiansen, Billy Browne | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Scott King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Porter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Holmes (fresh) PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) C - Matthew Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Morgan State | Matthew Green scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Lee Porter | 29-39 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow's pass is intercepted by Scott King | 29-39 |
| 14:55 | Morgan State | Wesley Goodlow takes the ball from Matthew Green | 29-39 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-39 |
| 14:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Goodlow | 29-39 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Virgil Battles is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Crosby (PG), Wayne Boden (SG), John Christiansen (SF), Billy Browne (PF), Richard Whitener (C) Scott King, Lee Porter, John Holmes, Oscar Gonzalez, Matthew Green | |
| 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 | |
| 14:13 | Morgan State | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 14:11 | Morgan State | Billy Browne grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Edgar Lisle - foul #3 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Robert Rickard gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Edgar Lisle can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #4 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Lee Porter (SG), Bill Robinson (SF), James Burwell (PF) Robert Crosby, John Christiansen, Billy Browne | |
| Subs | Rice | Claude Richey (SF) Robert Felder | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:08 | Morgan State | Bill Robinson's pass is intercepted by Jason White | 29-41 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the shot from close range | 29-43 |
| 12:24 | Morgan State | Lee Porter drills a floater from the right side | 31-43 |
| 12:14 | Rice | David Dick misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Whitener - foul #1 on Richard Whitener, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (PG), John Holmes (SG), John Christiansen (SF) Wayne Boden, Lee Porter, Bill Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, Claude Richey, Robert Rickard | |
| 12:14 | Rice | David Dick makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:14 | Rice | David Dick misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:14 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to James Burwell | 31-44 |
| 11:49 | Morgan State | John Christiansen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the board | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Scott King (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Holmes (fresh) SF - John Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Burwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Whitener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 31-44 |
| 11:31 | Rice | David Dick grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Richard Whitener blocks the short jumper by David Dick | 31-44 |
| 11:04 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 10:59 | Morgan State | Robert Felder steals it from John Holmes | 31-44 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Virgil Battles is hacked by John Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Holmes, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Lee Porter (SG), Billy Browne (PF), Matthew Green (C) John Christiansen, James Burwell, Richard Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (PG), Jason White (SG), Claude Richey (SF), Raymond Gillham (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Virgil Battles, David Jones, Robert Felder, David Dick, Wesley Goodlow | |
| 10:42 | Rice | Jason Alcott is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint | 31-44 |
| 10:41 | Morgan State | Billy Browne snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 10:21 | Morgan State | Billy Browne connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Scott King | 33-44 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Raymond Gillham is hacked by Scott King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Christiansen (SF), Richard Whitener (C) John Holmes, Matthew Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Rickard (C) Claude Richey | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Raymond Gillham is fouled on the floor by John Christiansen - foul #1 on John Christiansen, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG) Michael McNichol | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Jason White comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Porter - foul #2 on Lee Porter, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wayne Boden (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (PF), Bill Robinson (C) Scott King, Billy Browne, Richard Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Felder (SF), Wesley Goodlow (PF) Raymond Gillham, Jason Alcott | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Jason White makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Jason White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:14 | Morgan State | Bill Robinson is hacked by Robert Rickard - foul #1 on Robert Rickard, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SG) Jason White | |
| 08:53 | Morgan State | Wayne Boden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 08:47 | Rice | David Jones is hacked by Lee Porter - foul #3 on Lee Porter, team foul #8 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | James Burwell (PF), Matthew Green (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Bill Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG) Edgar Lisle | |
| 08:47 | Rice | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:47 | Morgan State | Matthew Green gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 08:29 | Morgan State | Wayne Boden misses the jump hook from close range | 33-46 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Robert Rickard snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Robert Felder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (PG), John Holmes (SF) Wayne Boden, John Christiansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Gillham (PF), Jason Alcott (C) Wesley Goodlow, Robert Rickard | |
| 08:08 | Morgan State | James Burwell drills a turnaround in the lane set up by John Holmes | 35-46 |
| 08:06 | Rice | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Billy Browne (PF) Matthew Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG), Claude Richey (SF) David Jones, Robert Felder | |
| 07:51 | Morgan State | Scott King misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Claude Richey pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Scott King (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Porter (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holmes (fresh) PF - Billy Browne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Burwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Virgil Battles (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Claude Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Gillham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Alcott (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Jason White misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Holmes - foul #2 on John Holmes, team foul #9 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Crosby (PG), John Christiansen (SF), Richard Whitener (C) Lee Porter, John Holmes, James Burwell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), David Dick (PF) Virgil Battles, Claude Richey | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Jason White misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Jason White makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:01 | Morgan State | Billy Browne scores on a jumper from the left block | 37-47 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the lay-in | 37-47 |
| 06:43 | Morgan State | Richard Whitener gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:26 | Morgan State | Billy Browne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason White - foul #3 on Jason White, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wayne Boden (SG), Bill Robinson (SF), Matthew Green (C) Scott King, John Christiansen, Richard Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SG), Robert Felder (SF), Robert Rickard (C) Jason White, Raymond Gillham, Jason Alcott | |
| 06:26 | Morgan State | Billy Browne makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:26 | Morgan State | Billy Browne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:06 | Rice | David Jones loses the dribble to Bill Robinson | 39-47 |
| 06:03 | Morgan State | Bill Robinson lays it up and in | 41-47 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Robert Rickard misses the easy open layup | 41-47 |
| 05:48 | Rice | David Dick hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 05:37 | Morgan State | Matthew Green misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Rickard - foul #2 on Robert Rickard, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Holmes (SG), James Burwell (PF) Robert Crosby, Billy Browne | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), Wesley Goodlow (PF) Edgar Lisle, David Dick | |
| 05:37 | Morgan State | Matthew Green misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:37 | Morgan State | Matthew Green makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Battles | 42-51 |
| 05:04 | Morgan State | Matthew Green double dribbles | 42-51 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Robert Crosby (PG), Lee Porter (SG), Richard Whitener (C) Wayne Boden, Bill Robinson, Matthew Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG) David Jones | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Robert Felder is hacked by James Burwell - foul #3 on James Burwell, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (SG) Lee Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:34 | Morgan State | James Burwell hits a shot from the right block set up by John Holmes | 44-53 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Felder clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Holmes - foul #3 on John Holmes, team foul #11 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Lee Porter (SG), Oscar Gonzalez (PF) John Holmes, James Burwell | |
| Subs | Rice | David Dick (PF) Robert Rickard | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:03 | Morgan State | Lee Porter can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 04:01 | Morgan State | Oscar Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Robert Felder is fouled on the floor by Scott King - foul #2 on Scott King, team foul #12 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Christiansen (SF) Scott King | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Raymond Gillham (C) Virgil Battles, Wesley Goodlow | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Robert Felder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Lee Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Christiansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Whitener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason White (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Felder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Dick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Gillham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Morgan State | Robert Crosby is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SF) Robert Felder | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Jason White is fouled on the floor by John Christiansen - foul #2 on John Christiansen, team foul #13 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wayne Boden (PG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Rickard (C) David Dick | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Jason White makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Jason White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:47 | Morgan State | Wayne Boden hits a shot from the left side | 48-59 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Edgar Lisle connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jason White and he's fouled by Wayne Boden - foul #1 on Wayne Boden, team foul #14 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Scott King (PG), John Holmes (SG), Bill Robinson (SF), James Burwell (PF), Matthew Green (C) Wayne Boden, Lee Porter, John Christiansen, Oscar Gonzalez, Richard Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael McNichol (SG), Claude Richey (SF), Jason Alcott (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Jason White, David Jones, Raymond Gillham, Robert Rickard | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:09 | Morgan State | Wesley Goodlow blocks the short jumper by Scott King | 48-62 |
| 02:08 | Morgan State | Scott King grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 01:55 | Morgan State | Bill Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Morgan State | Matthew Green grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 01:40 | Morgan State | James Burwell misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-62 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Michael McNichol pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jason Alcott can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-62 |
| 01:14 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to James Burwell | 48-62 |
| 00:48 | Morgan State | James Burwell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Alcott - foul #2 on Jason Alcott, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Wayne Boden (SG) Matthew Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Virgil Battles (PG), David Jones (SG), Raymond Gillham (SF) Edgar Lisle, Michael McNichol, Claude Richey | |
| 00:48 | Morgan State | James Burwell misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:48 | Morgan State | James Burwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | David Jones misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 49-62 |
| 00:21 | Morgan State | John Holmes gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Morgan State | John Holmes is fouled on the floor by Wesley Goodlow - foul #1 on Wesley Goodlow, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| 00:17 | Morgan State | John Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:17 | Morgan State | John Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Virgil Battles runs out the clock | 50-62 |