| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector is hacked by Fredrick Cannon - foul #3 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (C) Fredrick Cannon | |
| 19:35 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Hanks and he's hacked by Donald Griffin - foul #1 on Donald Griffin, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| 19:35 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 19:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Raymond Furey | 23-23 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Roy Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 23-23 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Frederick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Rector - foul #3 on Bill Rector, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams (C) Bill Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-25 |
| 18:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 23-25 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-25 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Frederick Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Frederick Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Van Sawyer (SG), Mark Williams (PF), Angel Barrera (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Donald Griffin | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 17:20 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera loses the dribble to Joel Karn | 23-27 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Robert Gibbs picks off the pass by Dustin Sasaki in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 16:56 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 16:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joel Karn | 23-27 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Frank Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks (SG), Larry Yoder (PF) Van Sawyer, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Roy Smith (PF) Joel Karn, Richard Cobbins | |
| 16:07 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF) Robert Gibbs, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (SF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| 16:07 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:07 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Barrera (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-27 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Price | 24-29 |
| 15:01 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey tips it in | 26-29 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:33 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Lawson steps in front of the Leon Hanks pass | 26-29 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the finger roll | 26-31 |
| 14:10 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera scores on a 3 from straight away | 29-31 |
| 14:00 | Rice | William Price is called for 10 seconds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Van Sawyer (SG), Patrick Williams (SF), Mark Williams (PF), Bill Rector (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder, Angel Barrera | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Kenneth Lawson, William Price, Donald Griffin, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Frederick Brown takes the ball from Van Sawyer | 29-31 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Frederick Brown blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 13:42 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Van Sawyer and the foul's on William Tighe - foul #3 on William Tighe, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 13:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 32-31 |
| 13:05 | Rice | William Tighe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 13:04 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Bill Rector blocks the short jumper by William Tighe | 34-31 |
| 12:24 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 34-31 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Williams | 36-31 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Van Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) C - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 11:30 | Rice | William Tighe snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Gibbs - foul #2 on Robert Gibbs, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Larry Yoder (PF), Angel Barrera (C) Robert Gibbs, Van Sawyer, Patrick Williams, Mark Williams, Bill Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Donald Griffin (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Richard Cobbins's pass is intercepted by Larry Yoder | 36-31 |
| 10:57 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Mendelsohn | 39-31 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Furey - foul #2 on Raymond Furey, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Frank Smith (C) Adam Warren, Richard Cobbins | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Frank Smith misses short on an open shot in the paint | 39-31 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:22 | Texas Southern | William Price steps in front of the Raymond Furey pass | 39-31 |
| 10:18 | Rice | William Price banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 09:58 | Texas Southern | Roy Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Furey - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bill Rector (C) Angel Barrera | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF) Donald Griffin, Roy Smith | |
| 09:40 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 39-33 |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is called for 10 seconds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Adam Warren (SG), Fredrick Cannon (C) Kenneth Lawson, William Price, Frank Smith | |
| 09:04 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Joel Karn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 08:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Bill Rector | 39-33 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Mendelsohn | 42-33 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Richard Cobbins can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 08:23 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Raymond Furey steals it from Fredrick Cannon | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cobbins (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Bill Rector blocks the short jumper by Joel Karn | 45-33 |
| 07:22 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 07:01 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joel Karn - foul #3 on Joel Karn, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (SG), Patrick Williams (SF), Mark Williams (PF), Angel Barrera (C) Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder, Bill Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Donald Griffin (C) Joel Karn, Adam Warren, Richard Cobbins, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Angel Barrera - foul #1 on Angel Barrera, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (SG) Raymond Furey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 05:56 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-35 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Brown | 49-37 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Smith - foul #3 on Roy Smith, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Van Sawyer picks off the pass by Donald Griffin in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Roy Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Williams | 51-37 |
| 05:16 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 04:58 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Angel Barrera is called for the reach on William Tighe - foul #2 on Angel Barrera, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donald Griffin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Price | 53-40 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Van Sawyer | 55-40 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Donald Griffin lays it up and in | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer makes the shot from the right wing | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Van Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Angel Barrera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Donald Griffin buries a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF) Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:57 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Angel Barrera takes the ball from Frank Smith | 60-45 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-45 |
| 02:18 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera tips it in | 62-45 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Frank Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Barrera - foul #3 on Angel Barrera, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Van Sawyer | 64-46 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), Dustin Sasaki (PF) Adam Warren, Richard Cobbins | |
| 01:30 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams is whistled for traveling | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Frank Smith drills a floater from close range | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Donald Griffin pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki can't tip it in | 64-48 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs runs out the clock | 64-48 |