| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Justin Pagan (fresh) SG - Arturo Perez (fresh) SF - Roger Seward (fresh) PF - Ben White (fresh) C - Larry Heady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Costello (fresh) SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) SF - William Baley (fresh) PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) C - William Noble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Noble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is fouled on the floor by Larry Heady - foul #1 on Larry Heady, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Larry Heady swats the shot by Johnny Costello | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Roger Seward | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | William Baley is fouled on the floor by Larry Heady - foul #2 on Larry Heady, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jon Money (C) Larry Heady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:08 | Rice | William Noble misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Pagan - foul #1 on Justin Pagan, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | William Noble makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:08 | Rice | William Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Rice | William Baley pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses badly on a floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Jon Money grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clarence Reddick | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Rice | William Baley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Clarence Reddick tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Liljeberg - foul #1 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is fouled on the floor by Arturo Perez - foul #1 on Arturo Perez, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), John Stetler (C) Johnny Costello, William Noble | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez loses the dribble to Larry Dallas | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Jon Money takes the ball from Glenn Liljeberg | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | Fresno State | William Baley picks off the pass by Justin Pagan | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Dallas | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Justin Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arturo Perez (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Seward (fairly fresh) PF - Ben White (fairly fresh) C - Jon Money (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Baley (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stetler (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Fresno State | Roger Seward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Dallas | 4-6 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Larry Dallas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee (PG), William Trollinger (SG), Santiago Miranda (SF), James Holmes (PF), Patrick Hayes (C) Justin Pagan, Arturo Perez, Roger Seward, Ben White, Jon Money | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), Frank Long (PF), William Noble (C) Glenn Liljeberg, William Baley, Clarence Reddick | |
| 15:19 | Fresno State | James Holmes makes the runner near the basket | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Edgar Jessee takes the ball from William Noble | 6-6 |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | William Trollinger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Larry Dallas gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:36 | Rice | James Holmes steps in front of the Larry Dallas pass | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | Fresno State | Santiago Miranda loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Justin Pagan (PG), Ben White (PF) William Trollinger, Patrick Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Andrew Randall (SF) Larry Dallas, John Stetler | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 13:50 | Fresno State | Ben White pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Ben White buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Santiago Miranda | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Holmes - foul #1 on James Holmes, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arturo Perez (SG), Roger Seward (SF), Jon Money (C) Edgar Jessee, Santiago Miranda, James Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (PG), William Baley (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Johnny Costello, Andrew Randall, Frank Long, William Noble | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:00 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Pagan | 12-8 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the floater from the left block set up by Clarence Reddick and he's fouled by Justin Pagan - foul #2 on Justin Pagan, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee (PG) Justin Pagan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee is fouled on the floor by Donald Lewis - foul #1 on Donald Lewis, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), John Stetler (C) Donald Lewis, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 11:59 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez is whistled for traveling | 12-11 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Holmes (C) Jon Money | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Edgar Jessee (fresh) SG - Arturo Perez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Seward (fresh) PF - Ben White (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Baley (fresh) PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stetler (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Rice | John Stetler drills a runner from close range | 12-13 |
| 11:27 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Seward | 12-13 |
| 11:07 | Fresno State | Roger Seward drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arturo Perez | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Clarence Reddick comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | Rice | William Baley gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:33 | Rice | John Stetler throws it down on a great pass from Larry Dallas | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Fresno State | Roger Seward loses the dribble to Clarence Reddick | 14-15 |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Stetler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Holmes - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Trollinger (PG), Santiago Miranda (SF), Donald Shoemaker (PF), Jon Money (C) Edgar Jessee, Roger Seward, Ben White, James Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), Andrew Randall (SG), Frank Long (PF), William Noble (C) Larry Dallas, Glenn Liljeberg, William Baley, Clarence Reddick | |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Stetler makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Stetler misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Jon Money | 14-16 |
| 10:00 | Fresno State | Frank Long denies the turnaround by Santiago Miranda | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez tips it home | 16-16 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Andrew Randall comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jon Money - foul #1 on Jon Money, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (SG) John Stetler | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Andrew Randall makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Andrew Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:37 | Fresno State | Jon Money grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:32 | Fresno State | William Trollinger is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Trollinger, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Johnny Costello makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Noble and he's fouled by William Trollinger - foul #2 on William Trollinger, team foul #10 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Seward (SF) William Trollinger | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Donald Lewis | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Johnny Costello misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Jon Money pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:56 | Fresno State | Jon Money misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-19 |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | Jon Money gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:43 | Fresno State | Donald Shoemaker misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Frank Long grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Frank Long loses the dribble to Donald Shoemaker | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | Fresno State | The pull-up jumper by Arturo Perez is blocked by Frank Long | 16-19 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Donald Shoemaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Fresno State | Santiago Miranda loses the ball out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee (PG), Ben White (PF), Patrick Hayes (C) Arturo Perez, Donald Shoemaker, Jon Money | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG), William Baley (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF) Johnny Costello, Andrew Randall, William Noble | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Edgar Jessee (fresh) SG - Santiago Miranda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Seward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Baley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Clarence Reddick buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glenn Liljeberg | 16-22 |
| 07:27 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Santiago Miranda | 19-22 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Hayes - foul #1 on Patrick Hayes, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arturo Perez (SG) Santiago Miranda | |
| Subs | Rice | John Stetler (C) Frank Long | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:41 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 06:40 | Fresno State | Ben White grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:28 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:26 | Rice | William Baley pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Larry Dallas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Dallas, team foul #3 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jon Money (C) Patrick Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), William Noble (C) Glenn Liljeberg, William Baley | |
| 05:53 | Fresno State | Arturo Perez is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Santiago Miranda (SF) Roger Seward | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Randall (SG), Jonathan Geyer (PF) Larry Dallas, Clarence Reddick | |
| 05:25 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Donald Shoemaker (PF) Ben White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:11 | Rice | William Noble is fouled on the floor by Jon Money - foul #2 on Jon Money, team foul #12 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Seward (SF), Patrick Hayes (C) Arturo Perez, Jon Money | |
| Subs | Rice | William Baley (SF), Frank Long (PF) John Stetler, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 05:11 | Rice | William Noble makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:11 | Rice | William Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:55 | Fresno State | Donald Shoemaker's pass is intercepted by Johnny Costello | 19-25 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Andrew Randall drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Costello | 19-27 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Santiago Miranda throws it down set up by Roger Seward | 21-27 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Johnny Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arturo Perez (SG), Ben White (PF) Edgar Jessee, Donald Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Lewis (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Johnny Costello, Andrew Randall, William Noble | |
| 04:06 | Fresno State | Patrick Hayes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Frank Long grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Frank Long buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donald Lewis and he's fouled by Patrick Hayes - foul #2 on Patrick Hayes, team foul #13 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Justin Pagan (PG), William Trollinger (SG), Jon Money (SF), Larry Heady (C) Santiago Miranda, Arturo Perez, Roger Seward, Patrick Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (PG) Donald Lewis | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Frank Long misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Frank Long grabs the offensive board | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Justin Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Trollinger (fresh) SF - Jon Money (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ben White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Heady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Baley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Larry Heady is called for the reach on Clarence Reddick - foul #3 on Larry Heady, team foul #14 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Holmes (C) Larry Heady | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Randall (SF), John Stetler (C) William Baley, Frank Long | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:08 | Fresno State | Ben White misses short on a floater from close range | 21-30 |
| 03:07 | Rice | John Stetler gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Jon Money picks off the pass by Glenn Liljeberg | 21-30 |
| 02:44 | Fresno State | William Trollinger buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Justin Pagan | 24-30 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Andrew Randall makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Reddick | 24-32 |
| 02:26 | Fresno State | William Trollinger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Larry Dallas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Andrew Randall travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee (SG), Santiago Miranda (SF) William Trollinger, Jon Money | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Costello (PG), William Baley (SF), William Noble (C) Larry Dallas, Andrew Randall, John Stetler | |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-32 |
| 01:51 | Fresno State | Justin Pagan tips it home | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Johnny Costello makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Clarence Reddick | 26-34 |
| 01:24 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Holmes | 29-34 |
| 01:02 | Rice | William Noble connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Johnny Costello | 29-36 |
| 00:58 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Costello - foul #1 on Johnny Costello, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jon Money (C) Ben White | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), John Stetler (PF) Glenn Liljeberg, Clarence Reddick | |
| 00:58 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:58 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:48 | Rice | William Noble can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-36 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | James Holmes grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Santiago Miranda is hacked by William Baley - foul #1 on William Baley, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Trollinger (SG), Donald Shoemaker (PF) Justin Pagan, James Holmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Long (PF) William Baley | |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee is hacked by Johnny Costello - foul #2 on Johnny Costello, team foul #7 | 31-36 |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:28 | Fresno State | Edgar Jessee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Noble | 32-36 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Noble clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Shoemaker - foul #1 on Donald Shoemaker, team foul #15 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arturo Perez (SG) Edgar Jessee | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Johnny Costello | |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Noble makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Noble misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Jon Money gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Jon Money misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-37 |