| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lee Fansler (fresh) SG - Kenneth Devault (fresh) SF - Charles Stoughton (fresh) PF - Bob Heredia (fresh) C - Dean Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) PF - James Lane (fresh) C - Bernard Mack (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Dean Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Norfolk State | Dean Jones misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Mack - foul #1 on Bernard Mack, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Norfolk State | Dean Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | Norfolk State | Dean Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | James Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Norfolk State | James Lane swats the layup by Dean Jones | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Mack and he's hacked by Bob Heredia - foul #1 on Bob Heredia, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Norfolk State | James Lane blocks the jumper by Charles Stoughton | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Rice | James Lane snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is intercepted by Bob Heredia | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Norfolk State | The short jumper by Bob Heredia is denied by James Lane | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Rice | James Lane clanks a shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Darryl Lile grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dean Jones - foul #1 on Dean Jones, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (PG), George Bucci (SG), Willie Cutshaw (C) Lee Fansler, Kenneth Devault, Dean Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger (SF) Charles Stoughton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Lane | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Darryl Lile clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez tips it home | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Milderberger | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | Norfolk State | George Bucci knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by George Bucci - foul #1 on George Bucci, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (PG), Kenneth Devault (SG), Charles Stoughton (SF), Dean Jones (C) Robert Schmeltzer, Ronald Milderberger, Bob Heredia, Willie Cutshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lee Fansler (fresh) SG - Kenneth Devault (fresh) SF - Charles Stoughton (fresh) PF - George Bucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) SG - Steven Toro (fresh) SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - David Silver (fresh) C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dean Jones - foul #2 on Dean Jones, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger (C) Dean Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault is fouled on the floor by Richard Dam - foul #1 on Richard Dam, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 15:10 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Milderberger | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Steven Toro loses the dribble to Lee Fansler | 7-5 |
| 14:49 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler hits the finger roll | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Rice | David Silver is hacked by George Bucci - foul #2 on George Bucci, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (SG), Bob Heredia (PF), Willie Cutshaw (C) Kenneth Devault, George Bucci, Ronald Milderberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (PF) Steven Toro, Richard Dam | |
| 14:05 | Rice | James Lane drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Bob Heredia - foul #2 on Bob Heredia, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger (PF) Bob Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF) James Blay, David Silver | |
| 14:05 | Rice | James Lane makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Roberto Colombo | |
| 13:56 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:35 | Rice | James Lane drills a shot from the right block set up by James Blay | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton misses the dunk | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Rice | James Lane buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Blay and he's fouled by Robert Schmeltzer - foul #1 on Robert Schmeltzer, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault (SG) Lee Fansler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:59 | Rice | James Lane misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:43 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 12:22 | Rice | James Blay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer is hacked by Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) James Blay, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 12:02 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:44 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:42 | Rice | David Silver gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Schmeltzer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Devault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Stoughton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Milderberger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - David Silver (fresh) C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Steven Toro loses the dribble to Robert Schmeltzer in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 11:26 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 11:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Willie Cutshaw is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Willie Cutshaw, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (PG), Stephen McBrown (SG) Robert Schmeltzer, Kenneth Devault | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF) Steven Toro, Richard Dam, David Silver | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Roberto Colombo grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Norfolk State | Stephen McBrown pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:13 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen McBrown | 17-12 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Blay | 17-14 |
| 09:55 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roberto Colombo - foul #1 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (SG) Stephen McBrown | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, Roberto Colombo | |
| 09:55 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:55 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Darryl Lile grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 09:29 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Charles Stoughton | 18-14 |
| 09:07 | Norfolk State | Bernard Mack steals the ball from Willie Cutshaw | 18-14 |
| 08:44 | Rice | James Blay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 08:42 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 08:27 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 08:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Lane | 18-14 |
| 08:19 | Rice | James Blay hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bernard Mack | 18-17 |
| 08:07 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton is denied on a layup by James Lane | 18-17 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Darryl Lile pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Darryl Lile makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blay and he's hacked by Charles Stoughton - foul #1 on Charles Stoughton, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Freddy Stafford (PG), Kenneth Devault (SG) Lee Fansler, Robert Schmeltzer | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), David Silver (PF) James Blay, James Lane | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Darryl Lile makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Freddy Stafford (fresh) SG - Kenneth Devault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Stoughton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Milderberger (tiring) 3 reb. C - Willie Cutshaw (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Silver (fresh) C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Norfolk State | Freddy Stafford misses the shot from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 07:30 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Devault | 18-20 |
| 07:13 | Norfolk State | Freddy Stafford buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Darryl Lile makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 21-23 |
| 06:49 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Mack - foul #2 on Bernard Mack, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Richard Dam (SF), Roberto Colombo (C) Steven Toro, Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| 06:49 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:49 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Devault misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:49 | Rice | David Silver grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Jason Nault knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Salvador Hernandez | 22-25 |
| 06:08 | Norfolk State | Freddy Stafford scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Stoughton | 24-25 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Roberto Colombo is hacked by Freddy Stafford - foul #1 on Freddy Stafford, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (PG) Freddy Stafford | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (PF) Jason Nault, Richard Dam | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Roberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Roberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:37 | Norfolk State | Willie Cutshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 05:13 | Rice | James Lane can't throw it down | 24-27 |
| 05:12 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:06 | Norfolk State | Salvador Hernandez picks off the pass by Charles Stoughton | 24-27 |
| 05:02 | Rice | James Blay misses the dunk | 24-27 |
| 05:01 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on David Silver - foul #1 on David Silver, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (PG), Stephen McBrown (SG) Lee Fansler, Kenneth Devault | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF) Salvador Hernandez, David Silver | |
| 04:32 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:21 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Toro | 27-30 |
| 04:04 | Norfolk State | Roberto Colombo swats the layup by Willie Cutshaw | 27-30 |
| 04:03 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Steven Toro misses long on a shot from the left block | 27-30 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Steven Toro grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Roberto Colombo makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Blay | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Schmeltzer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen McBrown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Stoughton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Milderberger (tired) 4 reb. C - Willie Cutshaw (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - James Lane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Roberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Norfolk State | Richard Dam picks off the pass by Ronald Milderberger | 27-32 |
| 03:14 | Rice | James Blay is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| 03:14 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-32 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (PG), Kenneth Devault (SG), George Bucci (SF), Bob Heredia (PF), Dean Jones (C) Robert Schmeltzer, Stephen McBrown, Charles Stoughton, Ronald Milderberger, Willie Cutshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Steven Toro, Richard Dam, Roberto Colombo | |
| 02:49 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 02:19 | Rice | James Lane grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Dean Jones blocks the short jumper by James Lane | 27-32 |
| 02:06 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:01 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler misses the floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 01:59 | Norfolk State | George Bucci grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:43 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lee Fansler | 29-32 |
| 01:27 | Rice | George Bucci is called for the reach on Oliver Chance - foul #3 on George Bucci, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (SG), Charles Stoughton (SF) Kenneth Devault, George Bucci | |
| Subs | Rice | David Silver (PF) James Lane | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:27 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Dean Jones | 29-33 |
| 01:09 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Fansler | 32-33 |
| 00:40 | Rice | David Silver loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Stephen McBrown (SG) Lee Fansler | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), James Blay (SF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dean Jones | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Rice | James Blay hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-35 |