| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Inge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dema Zalazar (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Funke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Allen McBane drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas English | 31-31 |
| 19:29 | Texas Tech | William Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Funke | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke drills a jump hook from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Larry Dallas is fouled on the floor by William Inge - foul #2 on William Inge, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 18:42 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Troy Funke | 31-33 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #1 on Allen McBane, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | William Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | William Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Larry Dallas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:55 | Texas Tech | William Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dema Zalazar | 31-38 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Homer Ryan is fouled on the floor by William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes (PF), Robert Welch (C) Dema Zalazar, Troy Funke | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 17:16 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Welch | 31-38 |
| 16:58 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Charles Barnes gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 16:41 | Texas Tech | William Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:22 | Texas Tech | William Inge is hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), Dema Zalazar (PF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, William Inge, William Thomas, Robert Welch | |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Besser | 31-41 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Allen McBane is whistled for a carry | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dema Zalazar (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Funke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Texas Tech | Charles Barnes steals it from Jason Patterson | 31-41 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Patterson - foul #3 on Jason Patterson, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Jonathan Geyer (C) Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SG), William Thomas (SF), Robert Welch (PF), Richard Brown (C) Jason Patterson, Elmer Hayes, Dema Zalazar, Troy Funke | |
| 14:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:38 | Texas Tech | William Inge connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #1 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG) Nicholas Besser | |
| 14:38 | Texas Tech | William Inge makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-44 |
| 14:28 | Texas Tech | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:09 | Texas Tech | Nicholas English steps in front of the William Inge pass | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Inge - foul #3 on William Inge, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (PF) Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar (PF), Troy Funke (C) Robert Welch, Richard Brown | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | Texas Tech | William Inge pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:28 | Texas Tech | William Thomas is hacked by Homer Ryan - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Allen McBane (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes (SF) William Thomas | |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | William Inge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Allen McBane misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-44 |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar tips it home | 35-46 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-46 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dema Zalazar | 35-46 |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Inge | 35-49 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Inge - foul #4 on William Inge, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), William Thomas (SF), Robert Welch (PF), Richard Brown (C) Michael Papenfuss, William Inge, Elmer Hayes, Dema Zalazar, Troy Funke | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:33 | Texas Tech | Richard Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) SG - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewayne Costas | 40-49 |
| 10:52 | Texas Tech | Homer Ryan denies the turnaround by William Thomas | 40-49 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:36 | Rice | William Thomas takes the ball from Homer Ryan | 40-49 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Brandon Mask grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Jason Patterson steps in front of the Homer Ryan pass | 40-49 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson hits the finger roll | 40-51 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Nicholas Besser - foul #1 on Nicholas Besser, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Charles Barnes (SF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Homer Ryan, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Dema Zalazar (PF), Troy Funke (C) Nicholas Besser, Robert Welch, Richard Brown | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:34 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:33 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Nicholas English's floater is knocked away by William Thomas | 42-53 |
| 09:18 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:03 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Thomas | 42-55 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Nicholas English buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Allen McBane | 44-55 |
| 08:45 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss is fouled on the floor by Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (SG), Elmer Hayes (SF) Jason Patterson, William Thomas | |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Allen McBane - foul #2 on Allen McBane, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 46-57 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 07:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Barnes | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dema Zalazar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Funke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Nicholas English misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas English | 48-57 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Homer Ryan is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson (PG), William Inge (SG), William Thomas (SF), Robert Welch (C) Michael Papenfuss, Nicholas Besser, Dema Zalazar, Troy Funke | |
| 06:25 | Texas Tech | William Thomas drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Patterson | 48-59 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Geyer | 50-59 |
| 05:54 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses the jumper from the left side | 50-59 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Clarence Reddick can't connect on a floater from the right block | 50-59 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Brandon Mask knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dewayne Costas and the foul's on Robert Welch - foul #3 on Robert Welch, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG), Richard Brown (C) Jason Patterson, Elmer Hayes | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:03 | Texas Tech | Richard Brown's layup is rejected by Dewayne Costas | 53-59 |
| 05:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jonathan Geyer | 53-59 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Welch - foul #4 on Robert Welch, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Brandon Mask | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Dema Zalazar (PF), Troy Funke (C) Nicholas Besser, Robert Welch, Richard Brown | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | William Inge lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Papenfuss | 55-61 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Clarence Reddick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to William Inge | 55-61 |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Inge | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the floater from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Thomas | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Inge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dema Zalazar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Funke (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Clarence Reddick hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 55-66 |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | William Inge misses the 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Larry Dallas is hacked by Dema Zalazar - foul #2 on Dema Zalazar, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Charles Barnes (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), Nestor Hess (SF), Elmer Hayes (PF), Robert Welch (C) Michael Papenfuss, William Inge, William Thomas, Dema Zalazar, Troy Funke | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:01 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Allen McBane (C) Dewayne Costas, Joseph Gibbs | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:44 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Besser | 57-69 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Brandon Mask tips it home | 59-69 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Jason Patterson and he's fouled by Homer Ryan - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Brandon Mask connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glenn Liljeberg | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser is hacked by Brandon Mask in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Brown (C) Nestor Hess | |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | The short jumper by Dewayne Costas is denied by Richard Brown | 62-74 |
| 00:40 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Elmer Hayes | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Costas | 62-74 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the easy layup | 62-74 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser runs out the clock | 62-74 |