| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Eubanks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Vernon Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hillery (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Jacob Spence inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks loses the dribble to Kenneth Lawson | 41-32 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 19:11 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:04 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Frederick Brown drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 41-35 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Frederick Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:28 | Yale | Vernon Ware grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:04 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Sherman Navarrette is called for the reach on Fredrick Cannon - foul #1 on Sherman Navarrette, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Yale | William Caldwell (SF) Jacob Spence | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Donald Griffin (SF) Frederick Brown, William Tighe | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Roy Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson buries a jumper from the left wing set up by William Price | 41-37 |
| 16:47 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses long on a shot from close range | 41-37 |
| 16:45 | Rice | William Price gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Sherman Navarrette - foul #2 on Sherman Navarrette, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (PG), Jacob Spence (SF), Jamie Coder (PF), Luther Wartenberg (C) Ernest Eubanks, Sherman Navarrette, Vernon Ware, Eric Hillery | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF) Kenneth Lawson, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:28 | Yale | Donald Griffin swats the layup by Luther Wartenberg | 41-38 |
| 16:27 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Coder | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Yale | William Caldwell's layup is rejected by Donald Griffin | 41-38 |
| 16:12 | Yale | Paul Holliday grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Yale | Jamie Coder can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-38 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Jamie Coder pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jamie Coder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Wartenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Yale | Jacob Spence makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Wartenberg | 44-38 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:16 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by William Caldwell - foul #1 on William Caldwell, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG), Sherman Navarrette (SG), Paul Smallwood (SF), Vernon Ware (PF) Paul Holliday, William Caldwell, Jacob Spence, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Joel Karn, William Tighe, Donald Griffin | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Sherman Navarrette is called for the reach on Frederick Brown - foul #3 on Sherman Navarrette, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Eric Hillery (C) Jamie Coder | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Richard Cobbins, Frank Smith | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Roy Smith hits a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Vernon Ware - foul #2 on Vernon Ware, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Roy Smith tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Vernon Ware clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 14:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 44-42 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Frederick Brown is hacked by Sherman Navarrette - foul #4 on Sherman Navarrette, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (SG), Jacob Spence (SF) Sherman Navarrette, Paul Smallwood | |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| 13:31 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Eric Hillery pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:25 | Yale | Paul Holliday can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 44-42 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Roy Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-42 |
| 13:07 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:00 | Yale | Eric Hillery misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 12:58 | Yale | Vernon Ware can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Eric Hillery takes the ball from Kenneth Lawson | 44-42 |
| 12:15 | Yale | Eric Hillery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Holliday | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Roy Smith lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Lawson | 46-44 |
| 11:47 | Yale | Jacob Spence can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Jacob Spence gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ernest Eubanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vernon Ware (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hillery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 11:29 | Rice | William Tighe gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Roy Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 46-46 |
| 10:57 | Yale | Vernon Ware scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Frederick Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 10:34 | Yale | William Tighe steps in front of the Eric Hillery pass | 49-49 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | Yale | Vernon Ware misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG), William Caldwell (SG), Paul Smallwood (SF), Jamie Coder (C) Ernest Eubanks, Paul Holliday, Jacob Spence, Eric Hillery | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 09:54 | Yale | Vernon Ware makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:54 | Yale | Vernon Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Joel Karn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 09:07 | Yale | Paul Smallwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Frank Smith can't tip it in | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | Yale | William Caldwell snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:32 | Yale | Jonathan Drews misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Sasaki | 51-52 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Frank Smith double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Luther Wartenberg (C) Vernon Ware | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:44 | Yale | Paul Smallwood clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jonathan Drews (fresh) SG - William Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Smallwood (fresh) PF - Jamie Coder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Wartenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joel Karn | 51-55 |
| 07:11 | Yale | Paul Smallwood is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Smallwood, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (PG), Sherman Navarrette (SG) Jonathan Drews, William Caldwell | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Adam Warren is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #2 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG), Vernon Ware (PF) Paul Holliday, Jamie Coder | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| 06:30 | Yale | Vernon Ware can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Adam Warren connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 06:20 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks double dribbles | 51-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Spence (SF), Eric Hillery (C) Paul Smallwood, Vernon Ware | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roy Smith | 51-61 |
| 05:49 | Yale | Roy Smith steps in front of the Jacob Spence pass | 51-61 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is called for traveling | 51-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Jamie Coder (PF) Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Frank Smith (C) Adam Warren, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 05:25 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Sherman Navarrette | 53-61 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Roy Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 05:03 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jamie Coder | 53-61 |
| 04:43 | Yale | Jamie Coder misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Roy Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-61 |
| 04:26 | Yale | Eric Hillery gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:13 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks's floater is tipped away by Donald Griffin | 53-61 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Donald Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Drews (PG), Paul Holliday (SG), Paul Smallwood (SF), William Caldwell (PF), Luther Wartenberg (C) Ernest Eubanks, Sherman Navarrette, Jacob Spence, Jamie Coder, Eric Hillery | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Yale | Jonathan Drews misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fredrick Cannon - foul #3 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #3 | 53-61 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Jonathan Drews misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Jonathan Drews makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jonathan Drews (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Smallwood (fresh) PF - William Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Wartenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | William Tighe clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Tighe and the foul's on Jonathan Drews - foul #1 on Jonathan Drews, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Vernon Ware (PF) Paul Smallwood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:11 | Yale | Luther Wartenberg grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 02:43 | Yale | William Caldwell loses the dribble to William Price | 54-63 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (PG), Sherman Navarrette (SG), Jacob Spence (SF), Eric Hillery (C) Jonathan Drews, Paul Holliday, William Caldwell, Luther Wartenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF) William Price, Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Frederick Brown travels with the ball | 54-63 |
| 01:57 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Rice | William Tighe scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Brown | 56-65 |
| 01:17 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 01:16 | Yale | Eric Hillery snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Vernon Ware comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 01:10 | Yale | Jacob Spence tips it home | 58-65 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Frederick Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-65 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks grabs the board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Yale | Kenneth Lawson is called for the reach on Ernest Eubanks - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| 00:39 | Yale | Vernon Ware travels with the ball | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ernest Eubanks is called for the reach on Fredrick Cannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Eubanks, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG) Kenneth Lawson | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:32 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Jacob Spence snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:26 | Yale | Jacob Spence connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Sherman Navarrette | 61-67 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Ernest Eubanks is called for the reach on Fredrick Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Eubanks, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG) Frederick Brown | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jacob Spence | 64-68 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Eubanks - foul #5 on Ernest Eubanks, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Holliday (PG) Ernest Eubanks | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) William Price | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Vernon Ware pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Jacob Spence drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Paul Holliday is called for the reach on Fredrick Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Holliday, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Vernon Ware grabs the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Paul Holliday scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Frederick Brown is hacked by Paul Holliday in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Holliday, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Frederick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Frederick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Paul Holliday misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-73 |