| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) SG - George Overton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Deleon (fresh) PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Dennis Deleon inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Mark Dozier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Coots | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Emerson - foul #1 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Thomas Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:03 | Cal | The jump hook by George Overton is blocked by Louie Kenney | 37-31 |
| 19:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 37-31 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Charles Ackman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Deleon - foul #1 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Mark Dozier is called for the reach on Richard Patel - foul #1 on Mark Dozier, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | Rice | The short jumper by Brad Clough is denied by Mark Dozier | 37-31 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Louie Kenney gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Emerson - foul #2 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:50 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Dozier | 37-32 |
| 17:34 | Cal | George Overton scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Coots | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Rice | The short jumper by Louie Kenney is denied by Mark Dozier | 39-32 |
| 17:22 | Cal | Dennis Deleon snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Douglas Coots misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Dennis Deleon steals it from Lloyd Hurley | 39-32 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Dennis Deleon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Douglas Coots swats the shot by Louie Kenney | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Cal | Dennis Deleon gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Mark Dozier is hacked by Lloyd Hurley - foul #3 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Tim Smith (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, George Overton, Dennis Deleon, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG), Martin Ward (SG), David Simmons (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| 16:00 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Eric Williams tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:49 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 41-32 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Tim Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:28 | Cal | Eric Williams can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Mark Dozier tips it home | 43-32 |
| 15:04 | Rice | James Diggs blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF) Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG) Martin Ward | |
| 15:04 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:04 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Tim Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Skurski | 45-34 |
| 14:32 | Rice | David Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG) Gregory Skurski | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SF) David Simmons | |
| 14:14 | Cal | George Overton makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tim Smith | 48-34 |
| 13:55 | Rice | James Diggs banks in the layup set up by Michael Mildenstein | 48-36 |
| 13:44 | Cal | Carlo Ramos comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 13:42 | Cal | George Overton tips it home | 50-36 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein is hacked by George Overton - foul #1 on George Overton, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Dennis Deleon (PF), Thomas Emerson (C) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Richard Patel (PF), Brad Clough (C) Michael Mildenstein, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Richard Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Ackman | 50-39 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Dennis Deleon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Richard Patel's floater is tipped away by Dennis Deleon | 53-39 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Richard Patel grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Brad Clough can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Overton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlo Ramos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louie Kenney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louie Kenney | 53-41 |
| 11:21 | Cal | Douglas Coots misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Louie Kenney pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 11:01 | Cal | George Overton snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 10:41 | Cal | A charge is called on Douglas Coots - foul #3 on Douglas Coots, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Tim Smith (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, George Overton, Carlo Ramos, Dennis Deleon, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG), Martin Ward (SG), David Simmons (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Lloyd Hurley, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Jerry Senger snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the easy layup | 53-41 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 09:47 | Cal | Tim Smith gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Mark Dozier double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG) Gregory Skurski | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Richard Patel (PF) David Simmons, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 09:13 | Rice | Charles Ackman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Eric Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 56-44 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein drills a shot in the lane | 56-46 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Douglas Coots comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Charles Ackman snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Carlo Ramos (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (SG), Louie Kenney (SF), Brad Clough (C) Charles Ackman, Martin Ward, James Diggs | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Cal | Mark Dozier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Coots and the foul's on Lloyd Hurley - foul #4 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), David Simmons (PF) Michael Mildenstein, Richard Patel | |
| 07:53 | Cal | Mark Dozier makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Overton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlo Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley scores on a jumper from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Mark Dozier can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Louie Kenney gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 07:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Thomas Emerson | 59-50 |
| 06:50 | Cal | George Overton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlo Ramos | 62-50 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 62-52 |
| 06:23 | Cal | David Simmons steps in front of the Carlo Ramos pass | 62-52 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Louie Kenney loses the dribble to Carlo Ramos | 62-52 |
| 05:56 | Cal | Douglas Coots dunks the ball set up by Carlo Ramos | 64-52 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-52 |
| 05:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Hurley | 64-52 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 05:19 | Cal | The rebound goes to George Overton | 64-52 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Jerry Senger (SG), Dennis Deleon (PF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, George Overton, Mark Dozier, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Michael Mildenstein (SF), Richard Patel (PF), James Diggs (C) Charles Ackman, Louie Kenney, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| 05:07 | Cal | Carlo Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Carlo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Lloyd Hurley | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Cal | Lloyd Hurley picks off the pass by Tim Smith | 66-54 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Ward | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Cal | Carlo Ramos misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Richard Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Rice | James Diggs knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Mildenstein | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Senger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlo Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Hurley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Dennis Deleon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Patel - foul #1 on Richard Patel, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG) Carlo Ramos | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) Lloyd Hurley | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Dennis Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:43 | Cal | Dennis Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | The jump hook by Richard Patel is blocked by Jerry Senger | 68-59 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Dennis Deleon gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Cal | James Diggs steps in front of the Dennis Deleon pass | 68-59 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Carlo Ramos (SF), Mark Dozier (PF), Thomas Emerson (C) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger, Dennis Deleon, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Lloyd Hurley (SG), Louie Kenney (SF), Brad Clough (C) Michael Mildenstein, Martin Ward, Marvin Boltz, James Diggs | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:45 | Cal | Thomas Emerson gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Carlo Ramos is whistled for traveling | 68-59 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-59 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Thomas Emerson gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:46 | Cal | George Overton misses the jumper from the right side | 68-59 |
| 01:45 | Cal | Thomas Emerson tips it but misses | 68-59 |
| 01:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Patel | 68-59 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 01:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Douglas Coots | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Mark Dozier comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lloyd Hurley - foul #5 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| 00:54 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Brad Clough loses the ball out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cal | Carlo Ramos is hacked by Martin Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (PF) Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Louie Kenney is called for the reach on Thomas Emerson - foul #2 on Louie Kenney, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Charles Ackman's floater is tipped away by Thomas Emerson | 70-59 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Louie Kenney hits the follow up shot | 70-61 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Charles Ackman is called for the reach on Thomas Emerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Ackman, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Charles Ackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Thomas Blatt (SF), Dennis Deleon (PF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, George Overton, Carlo Ramos, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG), David Simmons (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Louie Kenney, Richard Patel, Brad Clough | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Tim Smith runs out the clock | 72-61 |