| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Reichel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel inbounds the ball | 46-23 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-23 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Oliver Chance grabs the defensive rebound | 46-23 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Christopher Bond - foul #3 on Christopher Bond, team foul #1 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney (PF) Christopher Bond | |
| 19:00 | Rice | John Caruso buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marvin Boltz and the foul's on Don Hackney - foul #1 on Don Hackney, team foul #2 | 48-23 |
| 19:00 | Rice | John Caruso makes the free throw | 49-23 |
| 18:48 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #1 | 49-23 |
| 18:48 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel makes the 1st free throw | 49-24 |
| 18:48 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-25 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't finish the layup | 49-25 |
| 18:19 | Loyola (MD) | David Newton gets the rebound | 49-25 |
| 18:10 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel makes the floater in the paint set up by David Newton | 49-27 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Rick Reichel takes the ball from Brad Clough | 49-27 |
| 17:27 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel makes the driving attempt from the right block | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:16 | Rice | John Caruso misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-29 |
| 17:15 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 16:56 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden is fouled on the floor by John Caruso - foul #2 on John Caruso, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan (PG), Eric Jones (SG), Mike Plott (C) Leon Shears, David Newton, Howard Harden | |
| 16:37 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones misses the shot near the basket | 49-29 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Martin Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 16:22 | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 16:11 | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lonergan | 49-29 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Martin Ward misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) SF - James Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Todd McKeirnan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Reichel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Hackney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Plott (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Rice | James Diggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 49-29 |
| 15:24 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 15:17 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rick Reichel, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears (PG), Andrew Badgley (SG), Christopher Bond (PF), Howard Harden (C) Todd McKeirnan, Rick Reichel, Don Hackney, Mike Plott | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Brad Clough misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Bond - foul #4 on Christopher Bond, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Pope (PF) Christopher Bond | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 14:53 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 14:42 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-29 |
| 14:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 49-29 |
| 14:13 | Rice | John Caruso misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-29 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Leon Shears steals the ball from John Caruso | 49-29 |
| 13:48 | Loyola (MD) | Andrew Badgley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Shears | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:26 | Rice | John Caruso drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz | 51-31 |
| 13:18 | Loyola (MD) | John Caruso steps in front of the Andrew Badgley pass | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Blay, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel (SF), Don Hackney (PF), Mike Plott (C) Eric Jones, Michael Pope, Howard Harden | |
| 12:43 | Loyola (MD) | Andrew Badgley comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 51-31 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 12:14 | Rice | James Diggs's layup is rejected by Don Hackney | 51-31 |
| 12:13 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 12:08 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 53-34 |
| 11:44 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-34 |
| 11:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Badgley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rick Reichel (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Hackney (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Plott (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:15 | Rice | James Diggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-34 |
| 11:14 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 11:00 | Loyola (MD) | Andrew Badgley loses the ball out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan (PG), David Newton (SG), Michael Pope (PF), Howard Harden (C) Leon Shears, Andrew Badgley, Don Hackney, Mike Plott | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Oliver Chance loses the dribble to David Newton | 53-34 |
| 10:15 | Loyola (MD) | David Newton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones (SG) Todd McKeirnan | |
| 10:15 | Loyola (MD) | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 10:15 | Loyola (MD) | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Brad Clough misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 53-35 |
| 09:51 | Rice | John Caruso tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| 09:41 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Pope slams it home set up by David Newton | 55-37 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 09:05 | Rice | John Caruso misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Howard Harden - foul #2 on Howard Harden, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF) James Blay, Martin Ward, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears (PG), Don Hackney (PF) Rick Reichel, Michael Pope | |
| 09:05 | Rice | John Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 09:05 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 08:52 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF) John Caruso | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-37 |
| 08:31 | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 08:10 | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 08:08 | Rice | James Diggs gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Leon Shears steps in front of the James Diggs pass | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Diggs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Hackney (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Loyola (MD) | James Diggs is called for the reach on Eric Jones - foul #2 on James Diggs, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Andrew Badgley (SG), Rick Reichel (SF), Christopher Bond (PF) David Newton, Eric Jones, Howard Harden | |
| 07:21 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Diggs pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Andrew Badgley is called for the reach on James Diggs - foul #4 on Andrew Badgley, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan (PG), Mike Plott (C) Leon Shears, Don Hackney | |
| 06:34 | Rice | James Diggs jams it on a nice dish by James Blay | 58-37 |
| 06:13 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Diggs - foul #3 on James Diggs, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Newton (SG), Eric Jones (SF), Michael Pope (PF) Andrew Badgley, Rick Reichel, Christopher Bond | |
| 06:13 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 06:13 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Martin Ward hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Blay | 61-37 |
| 05:34 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones hits a 3 from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 05:08 | Rice | James Blay can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Todd McKeirnan - foul #3 on Todd McKeirnan, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney (SF) Eric Jones | |
| 05:08 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 05:08 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 04:53 | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan double dribbles | 63-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SG) James Blay | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Pope - foul #1 on Michael Pope, team foul #8 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones (SF) Mike Plott | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:14 | Loyola (MD) | Matthew Lonergan swats the layup by Don Hackney | 65-40 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-40 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Darryl Lile tips it back up and in | 67-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Pope hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-40 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Bernard Mack snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Todd McKeirnan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Hackney (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | James Lane loses the dribble to Don Hackney | 67-40 |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bernard Mack - foul #1 on Bernard Mack, team foul #6 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF) Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott (C) Michael Pope | |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 02:46 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Lane | 67-41 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Bernard Mack is hacked by David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #9 | 67-41 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 02:34 | Loyola (MD) | Mike Plott grabs the defensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 02:24 | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (C) Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 02:00 | Rice | James Diggs misses badly on a shot from the left block | 67-41 |
| 01:59 | Rice | James Lane grabs the offensive board | 67-41 |
| 01:36 | Rice | James Lane misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-41 |
| 01:35 | Loyola (MD) | Don Hackney gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 01:19 | Loyola (MD) | David Newton loses the dribble to James Diggs | 67-41 |
| 01:03 | Rice | James Diggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-41 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan tips it in | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Loyola (MD) | Todd McKeirnan's floater is tipped away by Matthew Lonergan | 69-41 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Darryl Lile gets the rebound | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | James Diggs misses the jump hook from the left block | 69-41 |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Diggs tips it back up and in | 71-41 |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Lane - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #7 | 71-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Darryl Lile | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-41 |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 71-42 |