| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) SF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Headley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-34 |
| 19:50 | Rice | Joe Huff snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Joe Steele is fouled on the floor by Cornell Anderson - foul #3 on Cornell Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (C) Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:15 | Rice | Bernard Christian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Benny Luong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Benny Luong's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Headley | 35-34 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Joe Steele pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Bernard Christian misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Joe Huff grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Borges - foul #1 on James Borges, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (SG), Steven Desilets (SF) Zachary Odea, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF) Joe Huff | |
| 17:34 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Benny Luong connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley hits a fadeaway in the paint | 39-36 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jacob Kelly swats the short shot by Bernard Christian | 39-36 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses badly on a runner in the lane | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses long on a floater near the basket | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Elmer Beebe grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Alan Headley steps in front of the Joe Steele pass | 39-36 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Steele - foul #2 on Joe Steele, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SG), Cornell Anderson (C) Gary Buckmaster, Jacob Kelly | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Alan Meadors (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, James Borges, Elmer Beebe, Joe Steele | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Alan Meadors grabs the board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Headley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Meadors (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Alan Meadors misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Alan Headley is blocked by Alan Meadors | 40-36 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Alan Meadors gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Alan Meadors comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Cornell Anderson - foul #4 on Cornell Anderson, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG), Domingo Hernandez (C) Robert Howell, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Alan Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Alan Meadors makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is hacked by Alan Meadors - foul #4 on Alan Meadors, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (C) Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (C) Alan Meadors | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Deshields | 42-38 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes's layup is rejected by Jacob Kelly | 42-38 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez lays it in set up by Timothy Deshields | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Elmer Beebe hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley loses the dribble to Joseph Meeks | 44-42 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Joseph Meeks hits the finger roll | 44-44 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez clanks a runner from close range | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Joe Huff pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Joe Huff blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Alan Headley | 44-44 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Deshields | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Joseph Meeks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Joe Huff tips it home | 47-46 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | Donald Leatherman is called for the reach on Zachary Odea - foul #1 on Donald Leatherman, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF) Zachary Odea, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), James Borges (SF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Donald Leatherman, Jeffrey Hughes, Elmer Beebe | |
| 11:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly is hacked by Joe Steele - foul #3 on Joe Steele, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses the floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Headley (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jacob Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bernard Christian (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) PF - Joe Huff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Headley | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF) Joe Huff | |
| 10:47 | Rice | Benny Luong loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez (C) Jacob Kelly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:30 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Deshields | 49-46 |
| 10:07 | Rice | James Borges clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Benny Luong tips it home | 49-48 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Steele | 49-48 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Alan Headley steals the ball from James Borges | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana State | Joe Steele is called for the reach on Domingo Hernandez - foul #4 on Joe Steele, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Jacob Kelly (C) Gary Buckmaster, Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Huff (PF) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, James Borges, Joe Steele | |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 51-48 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Robert Howell is called for the reach on Joseph Meeks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Elmer Beebe travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell is hacked by Joseph Meeks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Joe Huff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG) Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:29 | Louisiana State | Donald Leatherman steals it from Robert Howell | 53-48 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Timothy Deshields steps in front of the Elmer Beebe pass | 53-48 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 56-48 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Timothy Deshields blocks the short jumper by Joseph Meeks | 56-48 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Donald Leatherman can't tip it in | 56-48 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Elmer Beebe pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alan Headley (tired) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jacob Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Huff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Elmer Beebe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Elmer Beebe's layup is rejected by Alan Headley | 56-48 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Donald Leatherman tips it home | 56-50 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly is called for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea, Alan Headley, Jacob Kelly | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Alan Meadors (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Donald Leatherman, Joe Huff, Elmer Beebe | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Alan Meadors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SF) Jeffrey Hughes | |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Joe Steele misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Buckmaster - foul #2 on Gary Buckmaster, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Joe Steele misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Borges hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (SG), Jacob Kelly (PF) Timothy Deshields, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF) James Borges | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Benny Luong is fouled on the floor by Cornell Anderson - foul #5 on Cornell Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alan Headley (PF) Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-51 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Bernard Christian grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Steven Desilets steps in front of the Benny Luong pass | 60-51 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Benny Luong misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-51 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Bernard Christian snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hughes, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Domingo Hernandez (C) Gary Buckmaster, Steven Desilets, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Joe Huff (PF) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Joe Steele | |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Meeks - foul #3 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (C) Jeffrey Hughes, Alan Meadors | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Elmer Beebe | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Borges (fresh) PF - Joe Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Elmer Beebe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Rice | A charge is called on Joseph Meeks - foul #4 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields hits a shot from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Joseph Meeks is fouled on the floor by Jacob Kelly - foul #2 on Jacob Kelly, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Alan Headley (PF) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Alan Meadors (PF) Joe Huff | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Joseph Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Joseph Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Timothy Deshields (SG) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Huff (PF), Joe Steele (C) Joseph Meeks, Donald Leatherman, James Borges, Alan Meadors, Elmer Beebe | |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Steele - foul #5 on Joe Steele, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Alan Meadors (PF), Elmer Beebe (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Huff, Joe Steele | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Rice | James Borges knocks in the runner from the baseline | 64-55 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Timothy Deshields (SG), Domingo Hernandez (SF) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea, Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Christian (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Huff (PF) Joseph Meeks, Donald Leatherman, James Borges, Elmer Beebe | |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 66-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Alan Headley steals the ball from Benny Luong | 66-55 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields buries a shot from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joe Huff connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 70-58 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is whistled for a carry | 70-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG), Steven Desilets (SF) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meeks (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (C) Bernard Christian, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Huff | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell runs out the clock | 70-58 |