| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - David Simmons (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Brad Clough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | David Simmons buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Marvin Boltz steals it from Robert Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Brad Clough drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Ackman and he's hacked by Charles Johnston - foul #1 on Charles Johnston, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | James Temple clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Rice | David Simmons grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope banks in the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Ackman | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| 16:47 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan drills a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:47 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner loses the dribble to Matthew Lonergan | 2-10 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope throws it down set up by James Temple and the foul's on James Diggs - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SG), Bill Berk (SF), Michael Grant (PF) James Temple, Robert Turner, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:52 | Rice | James Diggs gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) SG - Maurice Spann (fresh) SF - Bill Berk (fresh) PF - Michael Grant (fresh) C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blay (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | James Blay misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Charles Ackman can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:38 | Rice | James Diggs can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Brad Clough's layup is rejected by Michael Grant | 4-10 |
| 15:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Clough | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Pope | 4-10 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 14:44 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Brad Clough scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 4-12 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | James Blay picks off the pass by Bill Berk | 4-12 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits the finger roll set up by James Blay | 4-14 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-14 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Maurice Spann | 6-14 |
| 13:15 | Rice | James Diggs drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Salvador Hernandez and he's fouled by Michael Grant - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Kenneth Norris (C) Daniel Soltys, Maurice Spann, Bill Berk, Michael Grant, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), David Simmons (PF) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, James Blay, Brad Clough | |
| 13:15 | Rice | James Diggs makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner travels with the ball | 6-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (C) James Diggs | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Marvin Boltz buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Oliver Chance | 6-20 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-20 |
| 12:22 | Rice | David Simmons grabs the board | 6-20 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan hits the finger roll | 6-22 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #2 | 6-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Grant (C) Kenneth Norris | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward | |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 7-22 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Charles Johnston denies the turnaround by Matthew Lonergan | 8-22 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Charles Johnston | 8-22 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-22 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant hits the follow up shot | 10-22 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-22 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | James Temple hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Turner | 13-22 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Maurice Spann (SG), Bill Berk (SF), Kenneth Norris (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) James Temple, Robert Smith, Robert Turner, Charles Johnston, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Charles Ackman, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 09:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys loses the dribble to Martin Ward | 13-23 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a jumper from close range | 13-23 |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #3 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-23 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it in | 14-25 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-25 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Bill Berk steals it from James Blay | 14-25 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk hits a shot from the left side set up by Lonnie Pope | 16-25 |
| 07:37 | Rice | James Blay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Spann - foul #1 on Maurice Spann, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Robert Turner (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Maurice Spann, Bill Berk, Kenneth Norris | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Brad Clough | |
| 07:37 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:37 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to James Temple | 16-26 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys connects on the 3 from straight away | 19-26 |
| 06:46 | Rice | James Diggs banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Ackman | 19-28 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Charles Ackman grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 06:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Lonergan | 19-28 |
| 05:53 | Rice | James Blay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SG), Michael Grant (PF), Bill Berk (C) Daniel Soltys, Charles Johnston, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), David Simmons (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Maurice Spann, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG) Maurice Spann | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses the 3 from straight away | 19-28 |
| 05:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 19-28 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 19-30 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 04:27 | Rice | David Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Ronald Waltman - foul #1 on Ronald Waltman, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG), Charles Johnston (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) James Temple, Robert Turner, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Charles Ackman, David Simmons | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Pope | 19-30 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Brad Clough misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk banks in the layup | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Waltman (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Berk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Oliver Chance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF) Ronald Waltman, Daniel Soltys, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | James Temple is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #4 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Matthew Lonergan | |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is hacked by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SF), Michael Grant (PF) Charles Johnston, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), David Simmons (PF) Oliver Chance, Bernard Mack | |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Martin Ward is called for the reach on James Temple - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG) James Temple | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris misses the easy layup | 21-30 |
| 01:51 | Rice | David Simmons grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Robert Smith takes the ball from David Simmons | 21-30 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Ackman picks off the pass by Kenneth Norris | 21-30 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Ward and he's fouled by Daniel Soltys - foul #1 on Daniel Soltys, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Maurice Spann (SG), Charles Johnston (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Daniel Soltys, Robert Smith, Michael Grant, Kenneth Norris | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, David Simmons, James Diggs | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | James Temple double dribbles | 21-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Charles Ackman | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #11 | 21-33 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | James Temple drills a floater from the free throw line | 23-35 |