| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Kelsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Schlosberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Craney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Custis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Stevenson inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Brent Griffith is called for the reach on Thomas Jasper - foul #2 on Brent Griffith, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Jerry McGivney misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Craney - foul #2 on William Craney, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Jerry McGivney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:24 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Brent Griffith drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Walter Kelsey and he's hacked by Charles Barton - foul #2 on Charles Barton, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Brent Griffith makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Mack Spates is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | William Craney slams it home on a great pass from Walter Kelsey and he's fouled by James Stevenson - foul #3 on James Stevenson, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (SF) James Stevenson | |
| 18:17 | Michigan | William Craney misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Mack Spates snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Jerry McGivney buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Bob Custis can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | Brent Griffith tips it home | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Mack Spates misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bob Custis - foul #1 on Bob Custis, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Finley (C) Thomas Jasper | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Mack Spates makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Mack Spates makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Kelsey | 38-35 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Michael Schlosberg steals the ball from Jerry McGivney | 38-35 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg lays it in | 40-35 |
| 16:13 | Rice | William Craney steals the ball from Chris Jones | 40-35 |
| 16:10 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg lays it in set up by William Craney | 42-35 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Mack Spates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Kelsey (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael Schlosberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Craney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Custis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mack Spates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:18 | Michigan | William Craney misses the jump hook from the left block | 42-35 |
| 15:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Jones | 42-35 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Jerry McGivney is fouled on the floor by Brent Griffith - foul #3 on Brent Griffith, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Chong (PG), David Hayes (SG), James Stevenson (SF), Thomas Jasper (C) Jerry McGivney, Charles Barton, Chris Jones, Mack Spates | |
| 14:36 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Hayes | 42-37 |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Bob Custis scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Walter Kelsey | 44-37 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Michael Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Thomas Jasper grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Walter Chong buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Stevenson | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Brent Griffith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-40 |
| 13:20 | Michigan | William Craney gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Bob Custis can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on David Hayes - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Homer Weekes (SG), Derek Williams (C) Michael Schlosberg, Brent Griffith | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry McGivney (PG), Mack Spates (PF) David Hayes, Michael Finley | |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Thomas Jasper snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jerry McGivney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Derek Williams | 44-40 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Homer Weekes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derek Williams | 47-40 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Mack Spates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Derek Williams snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 11:52 | Michigan | William Craney knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-40 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Homer Weekes takes the ball from Mack Spates | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Kelsey (tiring) 7 ast. SG - Homer Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Craney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Custis (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Chong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:20 | Michigan | Homer Weekes hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 11:06 | Rice | James Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 10:43 | Michigan | William Craney misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-43 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Mack Spates grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:20 | Rice | William Craney picks off the pass by Thomas Jasper | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Bob Custis hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Mack Spates's dunk attempt is rejected by Derek Williams | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Thomas Jasper grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Jerry McGivney connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Chong | 53-46 |
| 09:07 | Michigan | Bob Custis banks in the layup | 55-46 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Walter Chong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Kelsey - foul #1 on Walter Kelsey, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg (SG), Brent Griffith (PF) Walter Kelsey, Bob Custis | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG), Chris Jones (SF), Michael Finley (PF), Joshua Hux (C) Jerry McGivney, James Stevenson, Mack Spates, Thomas Jasper | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Walter Chong makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Walter Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | William Craney banks in the layup set up by Michael Schlosberg | 57-48 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Walter Chong comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Chris Jones tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Brent Griffith loses the dribble to Chris Jones | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Homer Weekes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Schlosberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Craney (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brent Griffith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Derek Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Chong (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Charles Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Joshua Hux (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Walter Chong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Homer Weekes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Schlosberg | 59-53 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Charles Barton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:22 | Michigan | Homer Weekes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Chris Jones snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Michael Finley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | Homer Weekes pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Michigan | William Craney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Michael Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Kelsey (PG), Bob Custis (PF) William Craney, Derek Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry McGivney (PG), James Stevenson (SF), Mack Spates (PF), Thomas Jasper (C) Walter Chong, Chris Jones, Michael Finley, Joshua Hux | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Thomas Jasper connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Homer Weekes - foul #1 on Homer Weekes, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Thomas Jasper makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Brent Griffith knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Walter Kelsey | 61-59 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Jerry McGivney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Charles Barton tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | Brent Griffith pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Bob Custis double dribbles | 61-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Craney (SF) Homer Weekes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Jerry McGivney hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Stevenson | 61-61 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Jasper - foul #2 on Thomas Jasper, team foul #4 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (SG) Charles Barton | |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Bob Custis makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Thomas Jasper gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Kelsey (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Michael Schlosberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Craney (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bob Custis (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Griffith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Mack Spates can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-61 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Stevenson tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Mack Spates grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Walter Kelsey is called for the reach on Jerry McGivney - foul #2 on Walter Kelsey, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | Derek Williams (C) Bob Custis | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Finley (C) Thomas Jasper | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Michigan | James Stevenson is called for the reach on William Craney - foul #4 on James Stevenson, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Homer Weekes (PF) Derek Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Mack Spates is called for the reach on Michael Schlosberg - foul #2 on Mack Spates, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 02:13 | Michigan | Brent Griffith makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Kelsey | 64-63 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG), Thomas Jasper (C) Chris Jones, Michael Finley | |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stevenson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Craney - foul #3 on William Craney, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bob Custis (PF) Homer Weekes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:32 | Michigan | Bob Custis can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-65 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jerry McGivney hits a floater from the left wing set up by Mack Spates | 64-67 |
| 00:47 | Michigan | Bob Custis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Brent Griffith grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Bob Custis makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Walter Kelsey is called for the reach on Jerry McGivney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Kelsey, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Michael Schlosberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Jasper pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |