| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Bivens (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Dewald (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Lahti (fresh) C - Terence Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) PF - Brandon Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Daniel Dewald inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Carl Bivens hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:35 | Howard | Brandon Plummer scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Patterson | 34-30 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Daniel Dewald's floater is knocked away by Brandon Plummer | 34-30 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Terence Grant misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 19:09 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Ronald Patterson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Terence Grant - foul #1 on Terence Grant, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Ronald Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Ronald Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Terence Grant lays it in and he's fouled by Ronald Patterson - foul #2 on Ronald Patterson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Terence Grant misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Howard | Samuel Spates grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Samuel Spates is denied on a layup by Terence Grant | 36-32 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Terence Grant snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Victor Lahti knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jeffery Stall | 38-32 |
| 17:35 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Perine (PF) Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Jeffery Stall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:20 | Howard | Ronald Patterson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Samuel Spates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (PG), Wayne Dulaney (PF) Michael Slocumb, Brandon Plummer | |
| 16:50 | Rice | Terence Grant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Stall | 40-32 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Holmberg | 40-34 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Carl Bivens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Ronald Patterson grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Ronald Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Carl Bivens pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Terence Grant can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Micheal Shotwell - foul #3 on Micheal Shotwell, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF) Jeffery Stall, Carl Bivens, Daniel Dewald, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Ernest Pigott (SG), Ronald Richards (C) Micheal Shotwell, Samuel Spates, Ronald Patterson | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Lahti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Grant (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Pigott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Holmberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Richards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Terence Grant tips it home | 44-34 |
| 14:59 | Howard | Richard Sorensen picks off the pass by Ernest Pigott | 44-34 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Terence Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:41 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Michael Slocumb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG), Bernard Perine (C) Richard Sorensen, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Howard | Micheal Shotwell (SG), Brandon Plummer (PF) Ernest Pigott, Wayne Dulaney | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Micheal Shotwell picks off the pass by Carl Bivens | 44-34 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Ronald Richards misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 13:50 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Bernard Perine misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Richards - foul #2 on Ronald Richards, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), Fred Raper (C) Carl Bivens, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Spates (SF), Ronald Patterson (C) Michael Slocumb, Ronald Richards | |
| 13:41 | Rice | Bernard Perine misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-36 |
| 13:30 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Jeffery Stall scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Samuel Spates - foul #1 on Samuel Spates, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Daniel Dewald (SF) Arnold Zeimetz, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Pigott (PG) Wayne Holmberg | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Jeffery Stall makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:43 | Howard | Ronald Patterson buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Pigott | 48-40 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Jeffery Stall is hacked by Ernest Pigott - foul #3 on Ernest Pigott, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Terence Grant (C) Fred Raper | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG) Ernest Pigott | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Jeffery Stall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Terence Grant snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Daniel Dewald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Carl Bivens grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Brandon Plummer pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Bivens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Dewald (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Perine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Grant (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Plummer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Howard | Samuel Spates lays it in and the foul's on Daniel Dewald - foul #2 on Daniel Dewald, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF) Carl Bivens, Daniel Dewald, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (SG), Wayne Dulaney (PF) Micheal Shotwell, Brandon Plummer | |
| 11:32 | Howard | Samuel Spates misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arnold Zeimetz | 48-42 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terence Grant misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Dulaney - foul #1 on Wayne Dulaney, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ernest Pigott (SG), Ronald Richards (C) Samuel Spates, Ronald Patterson | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Arnold Zeimetz steals it from Michael Slocumb | 50-42 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Jeffery Stall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arnold Zeimetz | 52-42 |
| 10:28 | Howard | Ernest Pigott can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arnold Zeimetz - foul #4 on Arnold Zeimetz, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG), Richard Sorensen (SG) Jeffery Stall, Arnold Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Randall (SG) Michael Slocumb | |
| 10:28 | Howard | Ernest Pigott makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:28 | Howard | Ernest Pigott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses short on a shot from the right block | 52-44 |
| 10:06 | Howard | Wayne Holmberg pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:39 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 52-44 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Terence Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses short on a floater in the paint | 52-44 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Terence Grant grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the dunk attempt | 52-44 |
| 09:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Wayne Holmberg | 52-44 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Terence Grant is called for the reach on Wayne Holmberg - foul #2 on Terence Grant, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), Daniel Dewald (SF), Bernard Perine (PF), Fred Raper (C) Richard Sorensen, Paul Davis, Victor Lahti, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Micheal Shotwell (SG), Samuel Spates (SF), Brandon Plummer (PF), Ronald Patterson (C) Ernest Pigott, Andrew Randall, Wayne Holmberg, Wayne Dulaney, Ronald Richards | |
| 08:36 | Howard | Michael Slocumb drills a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Daniel Dewald misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Bernard Perine tips it but misses | 52-47 |
| 08:15 | Howard | Samuel Spates snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:08 | Howard | Michael Slocumb drills a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Ronald Patterson steps in front of the Bernard Perine pass | 52-49 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Samuel Spates misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-49 |
| 07:36 | Howard | Brandon Plummer tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 07:35 | Howard | Brandon Plummer tips it home | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Bivens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Dewald (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bernard Perine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Raper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Slocumb (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Michael Slocumb picks off the pass by Carl Bivens | 52-51 |
| 07:03 | Howard | Michael Slocumb can't connect on a runner from the right block | 52-51 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Bernard Perine pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Jeffery Stall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Samuel Spates clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Brandon Plummer gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Slocumb | 55-54 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Fred Raper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-54 |
| 05:42 | Howard | Michael Slocumb grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-54 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Daniel Dewald gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF), Terence Grant (C) Carl Bivens, Daniel Dewald, Bernard Perine, Fred Raper | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Victor Lahti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Samuel Spates snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:04 | Howard | Paul Davis steps in front of the Michael Slocumb pass | 55-54 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Paul Davis is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (PG), Wayne Dulaney (PF) Michael Slocumb, Brandon Plummer | |
| 04:30 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell is hacked by Arnold Zeimetz - foul #5 on Arnold Zeimetz, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG) Arnold Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:17 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (SG) Jeffery Stall | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Carl Bivens lays it up and in and the foul's on Wayne Dulaney - foul #2 on Wayne Dulaney, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:05 | Howard | Ronald Patterson snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Samuel Spates's floater is knocked away by Paul Davis | 57-54 |
| 03:49 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:39 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Terence Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Terence Grant tips it in | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Bivens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Victor Lahti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Grant (fresh) 24 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Wayne Holmberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Shotwell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Spates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Dulaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Howard | Wayne Dulaney lays it up and in | 59-59 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ronald Patterson is called for the reach on Richard Sorensen - foul #3 on Ronald Patterson, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), Daniel Dewald (SF), Bernard Perine (PF) Carl Bivens, Paul Davis, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Brandon Plummer (PF), Ronald Richards (C) Samuel Spates, Wayne Dulaney, Ronald Patterson | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to Ronald Richards | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 02:38 | Howard | Brandon Plummer lays it up and in set up by Ronald Richards | 60-61 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF) Richard Sorensen, Daniel Dewald, Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Spates (SF), Ronald Patterson (C) Wayne Holmberg, Ronald Richards | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Terence Grant misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-61 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Brandon Plummer pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Slocumb clanks a shot from the right side | 60-61 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Samuel Spates pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Brandon Plummer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Ronald Patterson can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Victor Lahti snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:36 | Rice | The short jumper by Victor Lahti is denied by Ronald Patterson | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:16 | Howard | Jeffery Stall is called for the reach on Michael Slocumb - foul #2 on Jeffery Stall, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Samuel Spates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Plummer | 60-64 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Terence Grant misses the floater near the basket | 60-64 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Ronald Patterson pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Howard | Ronald Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Bivens - foul #1 on Carl Bivens, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Ronald Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Ronald Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Terence Grant snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jeffery Stall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Samuel Spates grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Bivens is called for the reach on Samuel Spates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Bivens, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Wayne Holmberg (PG), Ronald Richards (PF) Michael Slocumb, Brandon Plummer | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Samuel Spates misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Terence Grant grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Carl Bivens drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffery Stall | 63-65 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Slocumb (PG), Brandon Plummer (PF) Wayne Holmberg, Ronald Richards | |
| 00:22 | Howard | Samuel Spates is hacked by Jeffery Stall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Stall, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Samuel Spates makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Samuel Spates makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Jeffery Stall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Bivens | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Carl Bivens is called for the reach on Micheal Shotwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Bivens, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffery Stall is fouled on the floor by Samuel Spates - foul #2 on Samuel Spates, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffery Stall makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffery Stall makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell is hacked by Carl Bivens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Bivens, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Micheal Shotwell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Carl Bivens hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-71 |