| Lineup | Albany | PG - Martin Crofts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Maresca (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erik McCleese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Stiner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Bocanegra (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Erik McCleese inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Albany | Martin Crofts is fouled on the floor by Michael Cosme - foul #1 on Michael Cosme, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:28 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Nall - foul #1 on Henry Nall, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 19:28 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:28 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Timmy Sanford is hacked by Lawrence Maresca - foul #2 on Lawrence Maresca, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Timmy Sanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Terry McCallion hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca misses the dunk attempt | 29-36 |
| 18:19 | Albany | Martin Crofts snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | Albany | Timmy Sanford steps in front of the Earl Stiner pass | 29-36 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Timmy Sanford double dribbles | 29-36 |
| 17:30 | Albany | Henry Nall steals the ball from Martin Crofts | 29-36 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Henry Nall blows the layup | 29-36 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Henry Nall gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Timmy Sanford hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 16:27 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca tips it in | 31-38 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Timmy Sanford drills a 3 from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 15:50 | Albany | Timmy Sanford steals it from Lawrence Maresca | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Martin Crofts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Maresca (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Erik McCleese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Stiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Bocanegra (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Nall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Michael Cosme hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:29 | Albany | Earl Stiner gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:14 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Stiner | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Henry Nall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Albany | Russell Johnson (PG), Michael Cochran (SG), Randell Lawrence (SF), Timothy Sanger (PF), Walter Harvill (C) Martin Crofts, Lawrence Maresca, Erik McCleese, Earl Stiner, Harry Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| 14:22 | Albany | Timothy Sanger misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 33-41 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Ken Irby pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 13:39 | Albany | Randell Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #1 on Richard Patel, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 13:39 | Albany | Randell Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:39 | Albany | Randell Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Richard Patel blows the layup but he's fouled by Randell Lawrence - foul #1 on Randell Lawrence, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Richard Patel makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Richard Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:56 | Albany | Michael Cochran is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Cochran, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Albany | Martin Crofts (PG), Lawrence Maresca (SG) Russell Johnson, Walter Harvill | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG) Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Timmy Sanford is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Albany | Earl Stiner (PF), Harry Bocanegra (C) Michael Cochran, Timothy Sanger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:25 | Albany | Martin Crofts buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Ken Irby drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Cosme | 37-45 |
| 11:51 | Albany | Randell Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Michael Mildenstein | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Martin Crofts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Maresca (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randell Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Stiner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Bocanegra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Patel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Richard Patel blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 11:32 | Albany | Earl Stiner grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 11:12 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 11:11 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra tips it in | 39-45 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein makes the shot from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 10:31 | Albany | Randell Lawrence buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Maresca and he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #2 on Richard Patel, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Albany | Russell Johnson (PG), Michael Cochran (SG), Erik McCleese (SF), Timothy Sanger (C) Martin Crofts, Lawrence Maresca, Earl Stiner, Harry Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF), Terry McCallion (C) Timmy Sanford, Richard Patel, Ken Irby, Michael Mildenstein | |
| 10:31 | Albany | Randell Lawrence makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Henry Nall clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Randell Lawrence - foul #2 on Randell Lawrence, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Albany | Walter Harvill (C) Randell Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SG) Michael Cosme | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Henry Nall makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Henry Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:48 | Albany | Michael Cochran is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Henry Nall clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-49 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Terry McCallion grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Timothy Sanger snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:53 | Albany | Timothy Sanger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 08:52 | Albany | Erik McCleese tips it in | 44-49 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louie Kenney | 44-52 |
| 08:20 | Albany | Erik McCleese can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 08:19 | Albany | Michael Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:57 | Albany | Erik McCleese drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Louie Kenney connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Lloyd Hurley and he's hacked by Timothy Sanger - foul #2 on Timothy Sanger, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Albany | Martin Crofts (PG), Lawrence Maresca (SG), Randell Lawrence (SF), Earl Stiner (PF), Harry Bocanegra (C) Russell Johnson, Michael Cochran, Erik McCleese, Timothy Sanger, Walter Harvill | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Ken Irby (PF), Richard Patel (C) Lloyd Hurley, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Louie Kenney misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:34 | Albany | The rebound goes to Earl Stiner | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Martin Crofts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Maresca (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randell Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Stiner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Bocanegra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Patel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra banks in the layup and the foul's on Ken Irby - foul #3 on Ken Irby, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (C) Louie Kenney | |
| 07:25 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Ken Irby hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Cosme | 49-57 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Martin Crofts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Maresca | 52-57 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Michael Cosme is hacked by Martin Crofts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Crofts, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Ken Irby hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 05:55 | Albany | Earl Stiner banks in the layup | 54-59 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Maresca - foul #3 on Lawrence Maresca, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Erik McCleese (SF) Randell Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Matthews (SF), Henry Nall (PF), Terry McCallion (C) Richard Patel, Ken Irby, Michael Mildenstein | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Timmy Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:18 | Albany | Erik McCleese loses the dribble to Terry McCallion | 54-60 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Michael Cosme blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Terry McCallion tips it home | 54-62 |
| 04:47 | Albany | Timmy Sanford steals it from Earl Stiner | 54-62 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-65 |
| 04:14 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-65 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Timmy Sanford gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Henry Nall lays it in | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Albany | Harry Bocanegra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Henry Nall snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 03:19 | Albany | The rebound goes to Harry Bocanegra | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Martin Crofts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Maresca (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik McCleese (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Stiner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Bocanegra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-67 |
| 02:49 | Albany | Lawrence Maresca snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:28 | Albany | Michael Cosme picks off the pass by Erik McCleese | 54-67 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews lays it in on a great pass from Michael Cosme | 54-69 |
| 02:17 | Albany | Erik McCleese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Henry Nall pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Michael Cosme buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Nall and he's hacked by Harry Bocanegra - foul #1 on Harry Bocanegra, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Albany | Russell Johnson (PG), Michael Cochran (SG), Randell Lawrence (SF), Timothy Sanger (PF), Walter Harvill (C) Martin Crofts, Lawrence Maresca, Erik McCleese, Earl Stiner, Harry Bocanegra | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Timmy Sanford, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Michael Cosme misses the free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:50 | Albany | The rebound goes to Michael Cochran | 54-71 |
| 01:31 | Albany | Randell Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Ken Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Ken Irby makes the shot near the basket | 54-73 |
| 00:58 | Albany | Russell Johnson is hacked by Michael Cosme - foul #2 on Michael Cosme, team foul #6 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SG) Michael Cosme | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Albany | The short jumper by Timothy Sanger is denied by Ken Irby | 54-73 |
| 00:54 | Albany | Timothy Sanger misses the tip | 54-73 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein grabs the board | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-73 |
| 00:25 | Albany | Louie Kenney is called for the reach on Michael Cochran - foul #1 on Louie Kenney, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| 00:25 | Albany | Michael Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:25 | Albany | Michael Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley runs out the clock | 56-73 |