| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - John Brashear (fresh) SG - James Chrisman (fresh) SF - Victor Taylor (fresh) PF - Terry Breen (fresh) C - Lawrence Bates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear is fouled on the floor by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates makes the driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rice | John Caruso hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor misses badly on a shot in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Rice | John Brashear steals it from John Caruso | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Breen and he's fouled by John Caruso - foul #1 on John Caruso, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 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 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice (PG), Robert Becraft (SG), Elmer Magwood (PF), Douglas Garris (C) John Brashear, James Chrisman, Terry Breen, Lawrence Bates | |
| 17:11 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | UL-Lafayette | Martin Ward takes the ball from Robert Rice | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | Rice | James Diggs clanks a jump hook in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Martin Ward gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Rice | James Blay buries a 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Robert Rice (fresh) SG - Robert Becraft (fresh) SF - Victor Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Magwood (fresh) C - Douglas Garris (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear (PG), James Chrisman (SG), Terry Breen (PF), Lawrence Bates (C) Robert Rice, Robert Becraft, Victor Taylor, Douglas Garris | |
| 15:15 | UL-Lafayette | Salvador Hernandez takes the ball from James Chrisman | 8-7 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Marvin Boltz lays it up and in on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by Elmer Magwood - foul #1 on Elmer Magwood, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Blay | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger (SF) Elmer Magwood | |
| 14:19 | Rice | John Caruso can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez tips it home | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 13:54 | Rice | John Caruso connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 13:39 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen loses the ball out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice (SG), Douglas Garris (C) James Chrisman, Lawrence Bates | |
| 13:30 | Rice | James Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF) James Lane | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood (SF) Ronald Sanger | |
| 13:13 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-7 |
| 13:12 | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear grabs the offensive board | 14-7 |
| 13:03 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Elmer Magwood | 14-9 |
| 12:46 | Rice | James Blay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 12:45 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 12:38 | Rice | James Blay grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:28 | Rice | James Diggs hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Blay | 17-9 |
| 12:09 | UL-Lafayette | James Diggs is called for the reach on Terry Breen - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman (SG), Victor Taylor (SF), Lawrence Bates (C) John Brashear, Terry Breen, Douglas Garris | |
| 11:51 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Caruso - foul #2 on John Caruso, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Diggs (PF) James Blay, John Caruso | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger (PF) Elmer Magwood | |
| 11:51 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:51 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Ward (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Robert Rice (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sanger (fresh) C - Lawrence Bates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 11:31 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:09 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates loses the ball out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Robert Becraft (PG), Douglas Garris (PF) Robert Rice, Ronald Sanger | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 10:54 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:48 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Martin Ward grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Martin Ward is fouled on the floor by Douglas Garris - foul #1 on Douglas Garris, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF) Martin Ward, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear (PG), Elmer Magwood (PF) Robert Becraft, Douglas Garris | |
| 10:23 | Rice | James Lane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 10:22 | Rice | James Diggs tips it in | 19-10 |
| 09:57 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice (SG), Terry Breen (PF), Douglas Garris (C) James Chrisman, Victor Taylor, Lawrence Bates | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Terry Breen - foul #1 on Terry Breen, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) James Lane | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:21 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lonergan | 22-10 |
| 09:09 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by Terry Breen - foul #2 on Terry Breen, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger (SF) Terry Breen | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Marvin Boltz tips it back up and in | 24-10 |
| 08:39 | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-10 |
| 08:38 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice grabs the offensive board | 24-10 |
| 08:27 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger is fouled on the floor by Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #6 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman (SG), Victor Taylor (SF), Lawrence Bates (C) Robert Rice, Ronald Sanger, Elmer Magwood | |
| 08:11 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor makes the jumper from the left side set up by John Brashear and he's fouled by Martin Ward - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #7 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF) Martin Ward, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Robert Becraft (PG), Ronald Sanger (PF) John Brashear, Douglas Garris | |
| 08:11 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-13 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a shot in the lane | 24-13 |
| 07:39 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor grabs the board | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Robert Becraft (fresh) SG - James Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sanger (fresh) C - Lawrence Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Becraft clanks a jumper from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 07:22 | UL-Lafayette | Ronald Sanger grabs the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman is fouled on the floor by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #8 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear (PG), Elmer Magwood (PF) Robert Becraft, Victor Taylor | |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Brad Clough knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Blay | 26-14 |
| 06:20 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood lays it in on a great pass from John Brashear | 26-16 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Brad Clough misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Bates - foul #1 on Lawrence Bates, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Robert Rice (SG), Victor Taylor (SF), Douglas Garris (C) James Chrisman, Ronald Sanger, Lawrence Bates | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:32 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Rice | 28-18 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Robert Rice picks off the pass by James Blay | 28-18 |
| 05:09 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Billy Luce (C) Elmer Magwood | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Oliver Chance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Blay | 31-18 |
| 04:46 | UL-Lafayette | Matthew Lonergan denies the turnaround by Robert Rice | 31-18 |
| 04:45 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris grabs the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 04:21 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-18 |
| 04:19 | UL-Lafayette | Billy Luce snags the offensive board | 31-18 |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lonergan - foul #2 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #9 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (PF) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman (SG), Elmer Magwood (PF), Lawrence Bates (C) John Brashear, Douglas Garris, Billy Luce | |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:03 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:03 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 03:48 | Rice | James Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 03:46 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 03:41 | UL-Lafayette | James Lane is called for the reach on Elmer Magwood - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #10 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) James Lane | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen (PF) Victor Taylor | |
| 03:41 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:41 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Robert Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Chrisman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Magwood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Breen (fresh) C - Lawrence Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Martin Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-20 |
| 03:21 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Robert Rice | 31-20 |
| 03:12 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 03:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Marvin Boltz | 31-20 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Martin Ward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Bernard Mack hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 02:28 | UL-Lafayette | Lawrence Bates hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Breen | 33-22 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-22 |
| 02:06 | UL-Lafayette | James Chrisman pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:59 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood blows the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, Marvin Boltz, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Brashear (PG), Robert Becraft (SG), Victor Taylor (SF) Robert Rice, James Chrisman, Lawrence Bates | |
| 01:59 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:59 | UL-Lafayette | Elmer Magwood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:47 | Rice | John Caruso's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Breen | 33-24 |
| 01:45 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Becraft - foul #1 on Robert Becraft, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris (C) Elmer Magwood | |
| 01:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:06 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor misses the runner near the basket | 35-24 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Douglas Garris steals it from Salvador Hernandez | 35-24 |
| 00:33 | UL-Lafayette | Victor Taylor buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Becraft | 35-26 |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Blay misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 00:05 | UL-Lafayette | Douglas Garris connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Victor Taylor | 37-28 |
| 00:01 | Rice | The short jumper by John Caruso is denied by Victor Taylor | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Breen snags the defensive board | 37-28 |