| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Terrones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Elam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Elrod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Raymond Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Noel Taylor is called for the reach on Alfredo Hernandez - foul #3 on Noel Taylor, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey (C) Noel Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), George Lundy (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh, Raymond Rose | |
| 19:06 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Gregory Mauk comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Gregory Mauk can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 18:49 | Rice | George Lundy can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones is hacked by George Lundy - foul #2 on George Lundy, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Michigan | Gregory Mauk takes the ball from William Elrod | 31-30 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Gregory Mauk misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kirk Hickey | 34-30 |
| 17:34 | Rice | George Lundy travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nigel Davis (SF) Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Haines (PF) Alfredo Hernandez | |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Gregory Mauk - foul #2 on Gregory Mauk, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Corkery (SG), Tracy Faulk (C) Donald Elam, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Thomas Haines | |
| 17:05 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Gregory Mauk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:53 | Rice | George Lundy hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones is fouled on the floor by Robert Avis - foul #1 on Robert Avis, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SF), William Elrod (PF) Luis Terrones, Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Haines (PF) Alfredo Hernandez | |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Edward Corkery steals it from George Lundy | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Nigel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Corkery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Elrod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Faulk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Avis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Mauk (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Haines (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Lundy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter drills a jumper from the left block set up by Nigel Davis and he's hacked by George Lundy - foul #3 on George Lundy, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam (PG), Noel Taylor (C) Nigel Davis, Tracy Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Rose (C) Robert Avis, Szczesny Zimmerman, Gregory Mauk, Thomas Haines, George Lundy | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:43 | Rice | The jump hook by Alfredo Hernandez is blocked by Noel Taylor | 39-32 |
| 15:41 | Rice | John Jefferson tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Hunt is called for the reach on Donald Elam - foul #2 on Carl Hunt, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nigel Davis (SF), Tracy Faulk (PF) Thomas Carter, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Rice | George Lundy (C) Raymond Rose | |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Hunt - foul #3 on Carl Hunt, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey (PF) Tracy Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh | |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez misses the turnaround from the left block | 41-34 |
| 14:50 | Rice | George Lundy tips it home | 41-36 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Hernandez is called for the reach on Noel Taylor - foul #3 on Alfredo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (PG) Edward Corkery | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Thomas Haines (PF), Raymond Rose (C) Robert Avis, Szczesny Zimmerman, Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez, George Lundy | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SF), William Elrod (PF) Nigel Davis, Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Thomas Haines | |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Alfredo Hernandez - foul #4 on Alfredo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Thomas Haines (PF), George Lundy (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh, Alfredo Hernandez, Raymond Rose | |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | George Lundy is called for the reach on Noel Taylor - foul #4 on George Lundy, team foul #9 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Corkery (SG) Donald Elam | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Raymond Rose (C) Robert Avis, Szczesny Zimmerman, Gregory Mauk, George Lundy | |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Carl Hunt loses the dribble to William Elrod | 47-36 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Haines - foul #1 on Thomas Haines, team foul #10 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nigel Davis (SF), Kirk Hickey (C) Thomas Carter, Noel Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Raymond Rose drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond McCullogh | 48-38 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones drills a jump hook from the right block | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Terrones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Corkery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nigel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Elrod (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirk Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Haines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Kirk Hickey swats the short shot by Raymond Rose | 50-38 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Nigel Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Elrod | 52-38 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Edward Corkery is called for the reach on John Jefferson - foul #1 on Edward Corkery, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam (SG), Thomas Carter (SF), Tracy Faulk (C) Luis Terrones, Edward Corkery, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh | |
| 10:42 | Rice | Thomas Haines lays it in | 52-40 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam blows the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Rose - foul #2 on Raymond Rose, team foul #11 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (PG), Noel Taylor (C) Nigel Davis, Tracy Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Haines | 53-40 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Kirk Hickey steals it from Thomas Haines | 53-40 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor connects on the turnaround from the left block | 55-40 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Raymond Rose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kirk Hickey - foul #2 on Kirk Hickey, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Corkery (SG), Tracy Faulk (PF) Luis Terrones, Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF) Robert Avis, Szczesny Zimmerman, Gregory Mauk | |
| 09:12 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor is called for 3 seconds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Nigel Davis (PG) Donald Elam | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Thomas Carter picks off the pass by John Jefferson | 55-42 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Raymond Rose snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Nigel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Corkery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Faulk (fresh) C - Noel Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Thomas Haines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam (PG), William Elrod (PF), Kirk Hickey (C) Thomas Carter, Tracy Faulk, Noel Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), George Lundy (C) Carl Hunt, John Jefferson, Raymond McCullogh, Thomas Haines, Raymond Rose | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Corkery | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Edward Corkery - foul #2 on Edward Corkery, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (PG), Thomas Carter (SF) Edward Corkery, Nigel Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Raymond McCullogh (SF) Robert Avis, Gregory Mauk | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Hunt | 57-45 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Szczesny Zimmerman steps in front of the Luis Terrones pass in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Carl Hunt lays it in on a great pass from Szczesny Zimmerman | 57-47 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod is hacked by Carl Hunt - foul #4 on Carl Hunt, team foul #12 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Avis (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF) Carl Hunt, Szczesny Zimmerman, Raymond McCullogh | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by William Elrod - foul #2 on William Elrod, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Faulk (C) Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Gregory Mauk snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Mauk | 59-49 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod drills a fadeaway in the lane | 61-49 |
| 04:47 | Rice | John Jefferson drills a jumper from the left block | 61-51 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | Alfredo Hernandez swats the short shot by Donald Elam | 61-51 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Robert Avis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Terrones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Elam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Elrod (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Faulk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Avis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Mauk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - George Lundy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-51 |
| 03:27 | Rice | George Lundy snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Gregory Mauk hits a jumper near the basket | 61-53 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | George Lundy swats the layup by Thomas Carter | 61-53 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Corkery (SG), Nigel Davis (SF), Kirk Hickey (PF), Noel Taylor (C) Donald Elam, Thomas Carter, William Elrod, Tracy Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Raymond Rose (C) Robert Avis, John Jefferson, Gregory Mauk, George Lundy | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Carl Hunt is fouled on the floor by Edward Corkery - foul #3 on Edward Corkery, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Carl Hunt and he's fouled by Nigel Davis - foul #1 on Nigel Davis, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod (PF) Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:02 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam (PG) Luis Terrones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez blows the dunk | 61-56 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (PG), Thomas Carter (SF) Edward Corkery, Nigel Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Noel Taylor is denied by Raymond Rose | 61-56 |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Jefferson gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Carl Hunt makes the jump hook in the paint | 61-58 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Raymond Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Elrod, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Rice | John Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |