| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Casella (fresh) SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) SF - John Gross (fresh) PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) C - Harold Ketcham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott McFerren (fresh) SG - Keith Kober (fresh) SF - Robert McGeachy (fresh) PF - Kevin Balch (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert McGeachy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Kober | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Casella | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Scott McFerren misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Robert McGeachy hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | James Casella is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Keith Kober drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott McFerren | 2-8 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Michael Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Keith Kober misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Michael Chapman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Casella | 5-8 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Kevin Balch is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lapointe - foul #1 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Marburger (PF) Jerome Lapointe | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Alexander (SF), Fred Bonner (C) Robert McGeachy, Robert Curry | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Philip Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Harold Ketcham | 5-8 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Balch | 5-8 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Keith Kober double dribbles | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Merritt (PG), Kirby Soliz (SG), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (C) James Casella, Michael Chapman, Harold Ketcham | |
| Subs | Rice | Dean Ingham (PG), Paul Wood (SG), Darryl Schuldt (C) Scott McFerren, Keith Kober, Kevin Balch | |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Dean Ingham pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Wood - foul #1 on Paul Wood, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Casella (PG), Jerome Lapointe (PF) Kirby Soliz, John Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert McGeachy (SF), Robert Curry (C) Philip Alexander, Darryl Schuldt | |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Casella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Merritt (fresh) SF - Lubomierz Nitzkowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Marburger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dean Ingham (fresh) SG - Paul Wood (fresh) SF - Robert McGeachy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Robert McGeachy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Ingham | 6-13 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Robert Curry picks off the pass by Jerome Lapointe | 6-13 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Paul Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Ingham | 6-16 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Harry Merritt's pass is intercepted by Fred Bonner | 6-16 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Lubomierz Nitzkowski steps in front of the Paul Wood pass | 6-16 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | James Casella is whistled for traveling | 6-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG), John Gross (SF), Matthew Graybill (PF), Harold Ketcham (C) James Casella, Lubomierz Nitzkowski, Jerome Lapointe, Billy Marburger | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott McFerren (PG), Keith Kober (SG), Kevin Balch (PF) Dean Ingham, Paul Wood, Fred Bonner | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Keith Kober comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-16 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Kevin Balch can't tip it in | 6-16 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | John Gross pulls down the rebound | 6-16 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Michael Chapman drills a jumper in the lane | 8-16 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Kevin Balch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Graybill - foul #1 on Matthew Graybill, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (PG) Harry Merritt | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Alexander (SF), Darryl Schuldt (C) Robert McGeachy, Robert Curry | |
| 13:30 | Rice | Kevin Balch makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Kevin Balch misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill dunks the ball | 10-17 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Keith Kober drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott McFerren | 10-20 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Michael Chapman can't throw it down but he's fouled by Scott McFerren - foul #1 on Scott McFerren, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Casella (PG), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF) Kirby Soliz, Matthew Graybill | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Philip Alexander hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott McFerren | 12-22 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | James Casella is hacked by Darryl Schuldt - foul #1 on Darryl Schuldt, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Merritt (SG), Jerome Lapointe (PF) Michael Chapman, Lubomierz Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert McGeachy (SF), Robert Curry (C) Philip Alexander, Darryl Schuldt | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Casella | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Casella (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Merritt (fresh) SF - John Gross (fresh) PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Ketcham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott McFerren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Kober (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGeachy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Balch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Keith Kober misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerome Lapointe - foul #2 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Marburger (PF), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (C) Jerome Lapointe, Harold Ketcham | |
| Subs | Rice | Dean Ingham (PG) Scott McFerren | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Keith Kober makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Keith Kober makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | John Gross slams it home on a nice dish by James Casella | 17-24 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Keith Kober clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Billy Marburger | 17-24 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | John Gross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert McGeachy - foul #1 on Robert McGeachy, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG), Harold Ketcham (C) James Casella, Lubomierz Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott McFerren (PG), Paul Wood (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Darryl Schuldt (C) Dean Ingham, Keith Kober, Kevin Balch, Robert Curry | |
| 10:19 | Iowa | John Gross makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | John Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert McGeachy drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott McFerren | 19-26 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Fred Bonner swats the short shot by Harold Ketcham | 19-26 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Harry Merritt is called for the reach on Scott McFerren - foul #1 on Harry Merritt, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (SF) John Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Alexander (SF) Robert McGeachy | |
| 09:26 | Rice | Philip Alexander misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham clanks a floater in the paint | 19-26 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:53 | Iowa | Michael Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Ketcham | 22-26 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Wood | 22-28 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Marburger | 22-28 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Paul Wood gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Paul Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Scott McFerren grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Scott McFerren buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harry Merritt (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kirby Soliz (fresh) PF - Billy Marburger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Ketcham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott McFerren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Schuldt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Fred Bonner - foul #1 on Fred Bonner, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Casella (PG), John Gross (SF), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF) Harry Merritt, Michael Chapman, Billy Marburger | |
| Subs | Rice | Dean Ingham (PG), Keith Kober (SG), Robert McGeachy (SF), Kevin Balch (PF), Robert Curry (C) Scott McFerren, Paul Wood, Philip Alexander, Fred Bonner, Darryl Schuldt | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Kevin Balch grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Keith Kober connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Dean Ingham | 24-33 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | James Casella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (SG), Matthew Graybill (PF) Kirby Soliz, Harold Ketcham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Robert Curry buries a runner near the basket set up by Dean Ingham | 24-35 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Balch - foul #1 on Kevin Balch, team foul #6 | 24-35 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Robert McGeachy misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Lubomierz Nitzkowski - foul #1 on Lubomierz Nitzkowski, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Robert McGeachy makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Robert McGeachy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Robert McGeachy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Leathers | 25-36 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Robert Curry picks off the pass by Walter Leathers | 25-36 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Kevin Balch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Merritt (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), Billy Marburger (PF), Harold Ketcham (C) James Casella, Walter Leathers, Matthew Graybill, Lubomierz Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott McFerren (PG), Paul Wood (SG), Philip Alexander (SF), Fred Bonner (C) Dean Ingham, Keith Kober, Robert McGeachy, Robert Curry | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Harry Merritt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Fred Bonner - foul #2 on Fred Bonner, team foul #7 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe (PF) Billy Marburger | |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Schuldt (C) Kevin Balch | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Harry Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Harry Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Harry Merritt makes the 3rd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Philip Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Harry Merritt gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harry Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott McFerren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Darryl Schuldt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Iowa | John Gross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Philip Alexander snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Paul Wood makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Alexander and he's hacked by Michael Chapman - foul #1 on Michael Chapman, team foul #6 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Casella (PG), Kirby Soliz (SF) Harry Merritt, John Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert McGeachy (SF) Philip Alexander | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Paul Wood makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz is hacked by Robert McGeachy - foul #2 on Robert McGeachy, team foul #8 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Kober (SG), Kevin Balch (PF), Robert Curry (C) Paul Wood, Fred Bonner, Darryl Schuldt | |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Kevin Balch is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Balch, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Merritt (SG) Michael Chapman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Harold Ketcham comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Kevin Balch grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Keith Kober misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-39 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | James Casella pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Scott McFerren picks off the pass by Harry Merritt | 30-39 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Robert McGeachy lays it up and in set up by Scott McFerren | 30-41 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Harry Merritt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-41 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Robert Curry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jerome Lapointe - foul #3 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG), John Gross (SF), Billy Marburger (PF), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (C) James Casella, Kirby Soliz, Jerome Lapointe, Harold Ketcham | |
| Subs | Rice | Dean Ingham (PG), Philip Alexander (SF) Scott McFerren, Robert McGeachy | |
| 01:05 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Michael Chapman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Harry Merritt misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Philip Alexander grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Robert Curry is whistled for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF), Darryl Schuldt (C) Kevin Balch, Robert Curry | |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Michael Chapman hits a floater in the paint set up by Billy Marburger | 35-43 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Dean Ingham loses the dribble to John Gross | 35-43 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Michael Chapman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Gross | 37-43 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 37-43 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Chapman | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Michael Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-43 |