| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Goad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the easy layup | 34-27 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Reddick - foul #3 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF) Clarence Reddick | |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Allen McBane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin knocks in the floater from the left block | 38-27 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad blows the layup | 38-27 |
| 18:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 38-27 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Allen McBane tips it in | 38-29 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #3 on Allen McBane, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Bill Schwieson (SF) Cleveland Johnson, Robert Goad | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), John Stetler (SF), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Allen McBane | |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Frank Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG), Shaun Foutch (PF) Ronald Hunt, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Charles Barnes | |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch banks in the layup | 42-29 |
| 16:30 | Rice | The jump hook by John Stetler is blocked by Shaun Foutch | 42-29 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Virgin | 42-29 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bill Schwieson | 45-29 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Andrew Virgin steals the ball from Nicholas English | 45-29 |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Geyer - foul #1 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Alan Segrest (PF) Darin Reed, Sam Nesmith, Bill Schwieson, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, John Stetler, Frank Long, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Clarence Reddick pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Alan Segrest is called for the reach on Brandon Mask - foul #2 on Alan Segrest, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Dewayne Costas drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses the floater from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Allen McBane hits a turnaround from close range set up by Dewayne Costas and he's fouled by Alan Segrest - foul #3 on Alan Segrest, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG) Cleveland Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Brandon Mask comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad (PF), Bill Schwieson (C) Alan Segrest, Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Allen McBane banks in the layup on a great pass from Glenn Liljeberg | 46-37 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Ronald Hunt, Bill Schwieson | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Frank Long (C) Brandon Mask, Allen McBane | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Sam Nesmith is called for the reach on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #1 on Sam Nesmith, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SF) Dewayne Costas | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Frank Long lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas English and he's hacked by Andrew Virgin - foul #1 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG) Sam Nesmith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Stetler (SF) Clarence Reddick | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Frank Long misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas English - foul #1 on Nicholas English, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest (PF) Howard Parrish | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Nicholas English buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 12:30 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Charles Barnes swats the layup by Alan Segrest | 47-41 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Glenn Liljeberg | 47-41 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Charles Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Howard Parrish (SF), Shaun Foutch (C) Darin Reed, Robert Goad, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Glenn Liljeberg, John Stetler, Frank Long | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alan Segrest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 47-41 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Cleveland Johnson is called for the reach on Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Bill Schwieson (C) Cleveland Johnson, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Charles Barnes | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Larry Dallas is fouled on the floor by Howard Parrish - foul #4 on Howard Parrish, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin (C) Howard Parrish | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Ronald Hunt is called for the reach on Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 10:25 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Bill Schwieson takes the ball from Dewayne Costas | 47-41 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Allen McBane is hacked by Andrew Virgin - foul #2 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad (SF), Alan Segrest (PF) Bill Schwieson, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Frank Long (PF) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Clarence Reddick | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Allen McBane misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is hacked by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #2 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG) Darin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | John Stetler (SF) Allen McBane | |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alan Segrest | 50-41 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Charles Barnes lays it in and the foul's on Alan Segrest - foul #4 on Alan Segrest, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (PG), Bill Schwieson (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Ronald Hunt, Alan Segrest, Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Cleveland Johnson | 52-44 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-46 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Cleveland Johnson | 54-46 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Charles Barnes tips it home | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Nesmith (fresh) SG - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Goad (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bill Schwieson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Andrew Virgin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas English (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stetler (fresh) PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Long (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson is hacked by Larry Dallas - foul #1 on Larry Dallas, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Alan Segrest (PF), Shaun Foutch (C) Sam Nesmith, Cleveland Johnson, Robert Goad, Bill Schwieson, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Larry Dallas, Nicholas English, John Stetler, Charles Barnes, Frank Long | |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #3 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Brandon Mask can't tip it in | 56-48 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest lays it up and in set up by Howard Parrish | 58-48 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Shaun Foutch picks off the pass by Clarence Reddick | 58-48 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses short on a runner from the right block | 58-48 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Hunt and the foul's on Glenn Liljeberg - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin (C) Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brandon Mask is fouled on the floor by Andrew Virgin - foul #3 on Andrew Virgin, team foul #10 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson (SG) Darin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF), Frank Long (C) Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson is whistled for traveling | 61-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG) Ronald Hunt | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Dewayne Costas clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Parrish - foul #5 on Howard Parrish, team foul #11 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad (SF), Shaun Foutch (PF) Howard Parrish, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas English picks off the pass by Darin Reed in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Nicholas English banks in the layup | 61-52 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses the lay-in | 61-52 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Frank Long scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nicholas English | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Goad (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darin Reed | 64-54 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Alan Segrest (PF) Darin Reed, Shaun Foutch | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Frank Long | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dewayne Costas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Allen McBane | 64-57 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad misses short on a jumper from the left block | 64-57 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Clarence Reddick tips it but misses | 64-57 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Dewayne Costas knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 64-59 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Cleveland Johnson picks off the pass by Allen McBane | 64-59 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson lays it in | 66-59 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brandon Mask | 66-62 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest misses long on a floater from close range | 66-62 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goad tips it home | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen McBane | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin tips it in | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Mask - foul #1 on Brandon Mask, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), John Ferguson (SF) Robert Goad, Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Dewayne Costas clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Dewayne Costas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Segrest (PF) Darin Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Mask is called for the reach on Ronald Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG) Alan Segrest | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dewayne Costas | 72-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the halfcourt shot | 72-65 |