| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Kenneth Cline - foul #3 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (PG) Kenneth Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:33 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Oscar Smith | 37-40 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Allen McBane connects on the open jumper from the baseline set up by Homer Ryan | 37-42 |
| 19:08 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Webb | 40-42 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Nicholas English connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Dallas | 40-45 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Sasso | 43-45 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Larry Dallas is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Webb - foul #3 on Andrew Webb, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Ralph Young (SF), John Wallis (PF), William Porter (C) Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 18:17 | Rice | Charles Barnes is hacked by Johnny Benson - foul #2 on Johnny Benson, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewayne Costas | 43-47 |
| 17:56 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Wallis - foul #2 on John Wallis, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:47 | Texas Southern | William Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:38 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 17:36 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson tips it home | 45-48 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Mask | 45-50 |
| 17:01 | Texas Southern | John Wallis connects on the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Charles Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by William Porter | 47-50 |
| 16:45 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 16:40 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Douglas Polk, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Douglas Polk, Ralph Young, John Wallis, William Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan travels in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | Nicholas English takes the ball from Stanley Lanigan | 47-50 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Nicholas English lays it up and in | 47-52 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 47-52 |
| 16:01 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Allen McBane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Andrew Webb (SG) Oscar Smith, Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Gibbs (C) Allen McBane | |
| 15:17 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 49-52 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 49-52 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (PF), Taylor Harden (C) Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Joseph Gibbs | |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Taylor Harden misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 14:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Glenn Liljeberg | 49-52 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Kenneth Cline is called for the reach on Brandon Mask - foul #4 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Oscar Smith (SF) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Dewayne Costas can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 49-52 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Brandon Mask connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 13:50 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mask takes the ball from Andrew Webb | 49-55 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | John Wallis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-55 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Charles Barnes banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Glenn Liljeberg | 49-57 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | John Wallis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Ralph Young (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, Oscar Smith, John Wallis, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Larry Dallas is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Clarence Reddick can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Allen McBane snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Larry Dallas can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Webb (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Allen McBane misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Clarence Reddick gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Homer Ryan buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Larry Dallas and the foul's on Johnny Benson - foul #3 on Johnny Benson, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Tony Carney (C) Andrew Webb, Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Allen McBane | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Stanley Lanigan | 49-59 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Benson | 51-59 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Benson | 54-61 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:16 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Johnny Benson | 56-61 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Oscar Smith steps in front of the Clarence Reddick pass in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan lays it up and in set up by Oscar Smith | 58-61 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 58-61 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 09:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 58-61 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Johnny Benson steals the ball from Larry Dallas | 58-61 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:44 | Texas Southern | Homer Ryan is called for the reach on Charles Sasso - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #1 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), John Wallis (PF), William Porter (C) Johnny Benson, Oscar Smith, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Brandon Mask (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Joseph Gibbs | |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #2 on Allen McBane, team foul #2 | 58-61 |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Dewayne Costas tips it home | 59-63 |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #3 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #3 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (SF) Charles Sasso | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:12 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Dewayne Costas lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas English and he's hacked by Ralph Young - foul #1 on Ralph Young, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG) Douglas Polk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wallis (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young is called for traveling | 59-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (PF) Charles Barnes | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Charles Sasso picks off the pass by Jonathan Geyer in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Sasso | 61-66 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Brandon Mask | |
| 06:46 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Cline | 64-66 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-66 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Dewayne Costas tips it home | 64-68 |
| 06:04 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), William Porter (PF), Tony Carney (C) Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, John Wallis, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Allen McBane | |
| 05:47 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Polk | 66-68 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Larry Dallas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Allen McBane (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| 05:34 | Texas Southern | Glenn Liljeberg is called for the reach on Douglas Polk - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG) Larry Dallas | |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the shot in the lane | 66-68 |
| 04:39 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 04:18 | Texas Southern | William Porter lays it in | 68-68 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Brandon Mask's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF) Douglas Polk, Johnny Benson, Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| 03:34 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Cline | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Carney (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb can't tip it in | 70-68 |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Carney | 70-68 |
| 02:25 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Carney - foul #1 on Tony Carney, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), John Wallis (PF), Taylor Harden (C) Andrew Webb, Oscar Smith, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Larry Dallas, Dewayne Costas, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Nicholas English snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 01:55 | Texas Southern | John Wallis gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Taylor Harden | 75-69 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cline | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #4 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #6 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Kenneth Cline, John Wallis, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Joseph Gibbs | |
| 01:15 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 75-69 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Homer Ryan throws it down set up by Larry Dallas | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Allen McBane is whistled for a carry | 77-71 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Larry Dallas is called for the reach on Stanley Lanigan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Dallas, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Homer Ryan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Larry Dallas is called for the reach on Stanley Lanigan - foul #4 on Larry Dallas, team foul #9 | 79-71 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the driving attempt from the left block | 81-71 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Allen McBane | 81-71 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Allen McBane is hacked by Stanley Lanigan - foul #3 on Stanley Lanigan, team foul #10 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Ralph Young (SF), John Wallis (PF), William Porter (C) Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #5 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #10 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Johnny Benson, Ralph Young, John Wallis, William Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes | |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Nicholas English is whistled for a carry | 83-73 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Ralph Young (SF), John Wallis (PF), William Porter (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Charles Barnes (SF), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith runs out the clock | 83-73 |