| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) SG - Stephen King (fresh) SF - Peter Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Harry Weldy (fresh) C - John Doyle (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 | Rice | James Lane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Stephen King - foul #1 on Stephen King, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Doyle | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | John Doyle slams it home | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Erik Prada takes the ball from Oliver Chance in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Bernard Mack is called for the reach on Stephen King - foul #1 on Bernard Mack, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | John Doyle hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | John Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | John Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Erik Prada takes the ball from Oliver Chance | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Salvador Hernandez steals the ball from John Doyle | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Bernard Mack is fouled on the floor by Erik Prada - foul #1 on Erik Prada, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Rice | James Lane hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Oliver Chance takes the ball from John Doyle | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Rice | James Lane blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Weldy - foul #1 on Harry Weldy, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Bernard Mack | |
| 16:58 | Rice | James Lane misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Rice | James Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | John Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Peter Higginbotham is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Silver (SF) Darryl Lile | |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Blay scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Harry Weldy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stephen King (fresh) SF - Peter Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Harry Weldy (fairly fresh) C - John Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - David Silver (fresh) PF - James Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Stephen King takes the ball from David Silver | 4-5 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Peter Higginbotham misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blay | 4-5 |
| 15:31 | Rice | David Silver drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blay | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Harry Weldy blows the layup but he's hacked by James Lane - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gregg Huseman (PG), John Dorsett (SG), Larry Stewart (SF), Gene Glasgow (C) Erik Prada, Stephen King, Peter Higginbotham, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, Roberto Colombo | |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Harry Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Harry Weldy misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Rice | David Silver pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | Rice | James Blay misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | John Dorsett pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Oliver Chance snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:13 | Rice | James Blay is fouled on the floor by Gene Glasgow - foul #1 on Gene Glasgow, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Forte (C) Harry Weldy | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Roberto Colombo (PF) James Blay, David Silver | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Bernard Mack connects on the jumper from the left block | 5-10 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Larry Stewart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-10 |
| 13:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bernard Mack | 5-10 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Roberto Colombo hits the follow up shot | 5-12 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Bernard Mack steals it from Gene Glasgow | 5-12 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Larry Stewart is called for the reach on Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Larry Stewart, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Stephen King (SG), Peter Higginbotham (SF), John Doyle (C) Gregg Huseman, John Dorsett, Larry Stewart, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), David Silver (SF), James Lane (PF) Oliver Chance, Steven Toro, Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| 12:29 | Rice | James Lane misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 5-12 |
| 12:27 | Rice | James Blay grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen King - foul #2 on Stephen King, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stewart (SG) Stephen King | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Doyle | 5-12 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | James Lane blocks the short jumper by Larry Stewart | 5-12 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Peter Higginbotham grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Larry Stewart (fresh) SF - Peter Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Frank Forte (fresh) C - John Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - David Silver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Columbia | James Blay takes the ball from Larry Stewart | 5-12 |
| 11:29 | Rice | John Doyle swats the dunk try by David Silver | 5-12 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | John Doyle pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 11:04 | Columbia | Larry Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-12 |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Erik Prada tips it but misses | 5-12 |
| 11:02 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Roberto Colombo knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Lane | 5-15 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Erik Prada is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gregg Huseman (PG), John Dorsett (SG), Harry Weldy (PF) Erik Prada, Larry Stewart, Frank Forte | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Oliver Chance comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-15 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Harry Weldy | 5-15 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | John Dorsett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-15 |
| 10:06 | Rice | James Lane hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 5-15 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Gregg Huseman takes the ball from Salvador Hernandez | 5-15 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Bernard Mack blocks the jumper by Harry Weldy | 5-15 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Bernard Mack gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Darryl Lile is whistled for traveling | 5-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG), Gene Glasgow (C) Peter Higginbotham, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG), David Silver (PF) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow misses the easy layup | 5-15 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Darryl Lile grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Darryl Lile banks in the layup | 5-17 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Erik Prada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stewart (SG), Peter Higginbotham (SF), Frank Forte (C) John Dorsett, Gregg Huseman, Harry Weldy | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Roberto Colombo (C) Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| 08:16 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Roberto Colombo is blocked by Gene Glasgow | 5-17 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez tips it back up and in | 5-19 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | David Silver is called for the reach on Larry Stewart - foul #1 on David Silver, team foul #4 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Doyle (C) Frank Forte | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Larry Stewart (fresh) SF - Peter Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Gene Glasgow (fresh) C - John Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Blay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Silver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Silver - foul #2 on David Silver, team foul #5 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (PF) David Silver | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow misses the 1st free throw | 5-19 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Roberto Colombo drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Lane | 6-21 |
| 07:14 | Columbia | John Doyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-21 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | John Doyle grabs the offensive board | 6-21 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Roberto Colombo is called for the reach on Peter Higginbotham - foul #1 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #6 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gregg Huseman (PG), Frank Forte (SF), Harry Weldy (PF) Erik Prada, Peter Higginbotham, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Roberto Colombo | |
| 06:52 | Columbia | John Doyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-21 |
| 06:51 | Rice | James Blay grabs the board | 6-21 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the dunk | 6-21 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gregg Huseman | 6-21 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | The jump hook by John Doyle is blocked by James Lane | 6-21 |
| 06:30 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 6-21 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Frank Forte picks off the pass by James Lane | 6-21 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Salvador Hernandez swats the short shot by Frank Forte | 6-21 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Harry Weldy snags the offensive board | 6-21 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-21 |
| 05:38 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 6-21 |
| 05:21 | Rice | James Lane connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Lile | 6-23 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #7 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Dorsett (SG), Peter Higginbotham (SF), Gene Glasgow (PF) Larry Stewart, Harry Weldy, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman makes the 1st free throw | 7-23 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Peter Higginbotham steps in front of the Carl Johnson pass | 8-23 |
| 04:39 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-23 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | Frank Forte tips it but misses | 8-23 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Carl Johnson gets the rebound | 8-23 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Peter Higginbotham - foul #1 on Peter Higginbotham, team foul #7 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Erik Prada (PG) Gregg Huseman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Frank Forte grabs the board | 8-24 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Peter Higginbotham knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Dorsett | 10-24 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Carl Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen King (SG), John Doyle (C) John Dorsett, Frank Forte | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Richard Dam, Carl Johnson, Roberto Colombo | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Erik Prada (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stephen King (fresh) SF - Peter Higginbotham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Glasgow (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Gene Glasgow connects on the jump hook from the right block | 12-24 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Darryl Lile | 12-26 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Erik Prada knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Doyle | 15-26 |
| 02:30 | Rice | James Lane lays it up and in set up by Salvador Hernandez | 15-28 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Erik Prada is hacked by Bernard Mack - foul #2 on Bernard Mack, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stewart (SF), Harry Weldy (PF) Peter Higginbotham, Gene Glasgow | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Bernard Mack | |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Erik Prada misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Roberto Colombo snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 01:48 | Rice | James Lane lays it in on a nice dish by James Blay and he's fouled by Harry Weldy - foul #2 on Harry Weldy, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gregg Huseman (PG), Frank Forte (C) Erik Prada, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | David Silver (SF) Darryl Lile | |
| 01:48 | Rice | James Lane misses the free throw | 15-30 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Harry Weldy snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Frank Forte misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Roberto Colombo - foul #2 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #9 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane | |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Frank Forte makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Frank Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Steven Toro misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Frank Forte | 17-30 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Larry Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 01:09 | Rice | David Silver snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Richard Dam connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Blay and the foul's on Frank Forte - foul #1 on Frank Forte, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Peter Higginbotham (SF) Larry Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Roberto Colombo | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Richard Dam makes the free throw | 17-33 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Gregg Huseman connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Harry Weldy | 19-33 |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Blay hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Toro | 19-35 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Frank Forte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 19-35 |