| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rentschler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Blocher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Purtell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Fred Bonner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Bobby Purtell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 19:24 | Temple | Harold Rentschler grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Harold Rentschler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Harold Rentschler makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Harold Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Bobby Purtell is called for the reach on Stanley Villasenor - foul #2 on Bobby Purtell, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 33-35 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Robert Dixon misses short on a floater in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Kurtis Monday throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG), Javier Vargas (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Jose Torres (C) Robert Dibenedetto, John Blocher, Bobby Purtell, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| 18:03 | Temple | Harold Rentschler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SG) Harold Rentschler | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| 17:41 | Rice | Nicholas Reed connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Fred Bonner takes the ball from Jason Gills | 33-38 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Fred Bonner is fouled on the floor by Lynn Croft - foul #2 on Lynn Croft, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Temple | John Blocher (SF) Lynn Croft | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Javier Vargas pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Melvin Ivy picks off the pass by Jose Torres | 33-38 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Michael West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), Harold Rentschler (SG), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Cary Cotton, Jason Gills, Javier Vargas, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Robert Jackson (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Michael West | |
| 16:18 | Temple | John Blocher makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Dibenedetto | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Rentschler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Blocher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Purtell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Temple | Bobby Purtell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Robert Dibenedetto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Dibenedetto, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF) Robert Dibenedetto, John Blocher, Bobby Purtell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Robert Jackson, Patrick Smith | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 35-40 |
| 15:18 | Temple | Cary Cotton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Edward Register | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Lynn Croft - foul #3 on Lynn Croft, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (C) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF) Nicholas Reed | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:36 | Temple | Lynn Croft lays it up and in | 37-42 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Robert Curry hits the easy wide open finger roll | 37-44 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Javier Vargas's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Curry | 37-44 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Melvin Ivy pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Manuel Guizar | 37-47 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Javier Vargas clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Cary Cotton misses the tip | 37-47 |
| 13:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kurtis Monday | 37-47 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Rentschler - foul #2 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), John Blocher (SF), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Cary Cotton, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Javier Vargas | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Bobby Purtell pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF) Melvin Ivy | |
| 12:47 | Rice | Michael West can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Bobby Purtell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:31 | Temple | Harold Rentschler hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bobby Purtell | 39-48 |
| 12:26 | Rice | John Blocher steals the ball from Nicholas Reed in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 12:09 | Temple | John Blocher scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Robert Dibenedetto is called for the reach on Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Dibenedetto, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG) Robert Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is hacked by John Blocher - foul #2 on John Blocher, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Cary Cotton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Harold Rentschler (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Blocher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Purtell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Temple | Harold Rentschler clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 11:43 | Rice | John Blocher steps in front of the Nicholas Reed pass in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 11:21 | Temple | Cary Cotton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-50 |
| 11:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael West | 42-50 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Robert Jackson connects on the shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Cary Cotton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Michael West misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 10:24 | Temple | John Blocher pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Robert Jackson denies the turnaround by Robert Dixon | 45-52 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Nicholas Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Nicholas Reed travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (PG), Jason Gills (SG), Lynn Croft (PF), Jose Torres (C) Cary Cotton, Harold Rentschler, Bobby Purtell, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Nicholas Reed, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 09:25 | Temple | Manuel Guizar picks off the pass by Javier Vargas | 45-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Gills - foul #3 on Jason Gills, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:59 | Temple | John Blocher clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Purtell (PF) Lynn Croft | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:59 | Temple | John Blocher makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Temple | John Blocher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 46-54 |
| 08:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Curry | 46-54 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Robert Curry is hacked by Jason Gills - foul #4 on Jason Gills, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Rentschler (SG), Robert Dixon (C) Jason Gills, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Terrance Prange (SG) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:57 | Temple | John Blocher scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), Lynn Croft (PF) Javier Vargas, Bobby Purtell | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Smith (C) Robert Curry | |
| 07:57 | Temple | John Blocher makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Rentschler (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Blocher (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Fred Bonner comes up short on the shot near the basket | 49-54 |
| 07:33 | Temple | John Blocher snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 07:13 | Temple | Robert Dixon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Harold Rentschler - foul #3 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SG), Cary Cotton (SF), Bobby Purtell (PF) Harold Rentschler, John Blocher, Lynn Croft | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Terrance Prange, Patrick Smith | |
| 06:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Jason Gills is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Jason Gills, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Rentschler (SG) Jason Gills | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Fred Bonner | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Manuel Guizar loses the dribble to Robert Dixon | 49-55 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Harold Rentschler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Edward Register hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 49-58 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Cary Cotton misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #4 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Jose Torres (C) Harold Rentschler, Bobby Purtell, Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Michael West (C) Edward Register, Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| 05:29 | Temple | Cary Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Cary Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Nicholas Reed connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael West | 51-60 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Jose Torres misses short on a jumper in the paint | 51-60 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Melvin Ivy snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Javier Vargas steals it from Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Stanley Villasenor steps in front of the Lynn Croft pass | 51-60 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Melvin Ivy is fouled on the floor by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Rentschler (SG), John Blocher (SF), Robert Dixon (C) Cary Cotton, Lynn Croft, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Nicholas Reed picks off the pass by Robert Dixon | 51-62 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Javier Vargas steps in front of the Stanley Villasenor pass in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Michael West steps in front of the Robert Dibenedetto pass | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Rentschler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Blocher (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Javier Vargas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Dixon (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Michael West can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-62 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Nicholas Reed gets the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Melvin Ivy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Purtell (PF) Javier Vargas | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy, Michael West | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Temple | Robert Dixon's floater is tipped away by Robert Curry | 51-62 |
| 03:03 | Temple | John Blocher tips it back up and in | 53-62 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Robert Dixon is called for the reach on Robert Curry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Dixon, team foul #13 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (C) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG) Terrance Prange | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Jose Torres grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by Edward Register - foul #1 on Edward Register, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| 02:45 | Temple | John Blocher comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Jose Torres tips it home | 55-63 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG), Lynn Croft (PF) Robert Dibenedetto, Bobby Purtell | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Edward Register | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-63 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Cary Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Jose Torres hits a turnaround in the lane | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Cary Cotton - foul #2 on Cary Cotton, team foul #14 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Cary Cotton, Lynn Croft, Jose Torres | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Temple | Kurtis Monday steps in front of the John Blocher pass | 57-64 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dibenedetto - foul #5 on Robert Dibenedetto, team foul #15 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG) Robert Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:32 | Temple | John Blocher grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Temple | Harold Rentschler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Kurtis Monday snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Harold Rentschler is called for the reach on Terrance Prange in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #16 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Manuel Guizar | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Temple | Bobby Purtell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Blocher | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Harold Rentschler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #17 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (SG) Harold Rentschler | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Robert Dixon gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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 (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Temple | Manuel Guizar steps in front of the Cary Cotton pass | 60-67 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Robert Curry is hacked by Javier Vargas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Javier Vargas, team foul #18 | 60-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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) | |
| 00:40 | Temple | Robert Dixon connects on the 3 from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Cary Cotton is called for the reach on Manuel Guizar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cary Cotton, team foul #19 | 63-68 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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 (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Temple | Javier Vargas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Melvin Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Vargas - foul #4 on Javier Vargas, team foul #20 | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Robert Dixon snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:22 | Temple | John Blocher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Cary Cotton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cary Cotton, team foul #21 | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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) | |
| 00:12 | Temple | John Blocher is hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #6 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF) Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy | |
| 00:08 | Temple | John Blocher hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Cary Cotton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cary Cotton, team foul #22 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (SG) Cary Cotton | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Bobby Purtell gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple 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 (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Temple | John Blocher can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 66-73 |