| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Talton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Saver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harris Bushey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nathan Weesner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Gunnell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marcus Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Quincy Jeon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Saver inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | James Saver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Gunnell - foul #3 on Willie Gunnell, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (PF), Joseph Fields (C) Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (PG), Eddie Lott (SG) Nathan Weesner, Willie Gunnell | |
| 19:41 | Rice | James Saver makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:41 | Rice | James Saver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson loses the dribble to James Faucett | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | Rice | James Saver hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Faucett | 40-32 |
| 18:36 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Fields - foul #1 on Joseph Fields, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SG), Harris Bushey (PF), David Gibson (C) James Faucett, Brian Talton, James Saver, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner (PG), William Lawson (SF), Bobby Ferguson (C) Michael Murray, Marcus Jones, Quincy Jeon | |
| 18:36 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:36 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Alex Hosler clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Bobby Ferguson | 40-34 |
| 17:55 | Holy Cross | Bobby Ferguson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 17:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lyle Joyal | 40-34 |
| 17:37 | Rice | The short jumper by Alex Hosler is denied by William Lawson | 40-34 |
| 17:36 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Nathan Weesner | 40-34 |
| 17:18 | Holy Cross | Eddie Lott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Alex Hosler is denied on a layup by Kenneth Erickson | 40-34 |
| 16:52 | Rice | David Gibson tips it home | 42-34 |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | William Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alex Hosler - foul #1 on Alex Hosler, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Brian Talton (SG), James Saver (SF) Lyle Joyal, Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (SG), Quincy Jeon (PF) Eddie Lott, Kenneth Erickson | |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | William Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | William Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:29 | Rice | David Gibson snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:25 | Rice | James Faucett's pass is intercepted by Michael Murray in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 16:24 | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Murray | 42-37 |
| 16:02 | Rice | James Faucett knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Talton | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Talton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Saver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harris Bushey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nathan Weesner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Jeon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Holy Cross | David Gibson swats the short shot by Nathan Weesner | 44-37 |
| 15:40 | Rice | James Saver snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Harris Bushey can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 15:25 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to William Lawson | 44-37 |
| 15:02 | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner is hacked by Harris Bushey - foul #1 on Harris Bushey, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (PF), Joseph Fields (C) Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Willie Gunnell (SG), Marcus Jones (SF) Michael Murray, William Lawson | |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | Bobby Ferguson is hacked by James Saver - foul #1 on James Saver, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Harris Bushey (PF) Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (PG), Kenneth Erickson (C) Nathan Weesner, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 14:27 | Holy Cross | Michael Murray scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:09 | Rice | The jumper by James Faucett is denied by Quincy Jeon | 44-40 |
| 14:08 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SF), Alex Hosler (PF), David Gibson (C) James Faucett, Brian Talton, Harris Bushey, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner (PG), Bobby Ferguson (C) Michael Murray, Kenneth Erickson | |
| 13:28 | Rice | Lyle Joyal can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Leroy Graber hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 13:18 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Harris Bushey (PF) Lyle Joyal, Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson (C) Bobby Ferguson | |
| 13:01 | Rice | James Faucett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 12:59 | Holy Cross | Willie Gunnell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:42 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 12:41 | Rice | David Gibson grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 12:37 | Rice | James Saver drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Faucett | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 12:26 | Rice | David Gibson grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 12:03 | Rice | James Saver misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:02 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Talton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Saver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harris Bushey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nathan Weesner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Gunnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Quincy Jeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Holy Cross | Brian Talton steps in front of the Quincy Jeon pass | 49-40 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Harris Bushey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Saver | 52-40 |
| 11:02 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon double dribbles | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, Brian Talton, James Saver, Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (PG), Bobby Ferguson (PF), Peter Woods (C) Nathan Weesner, Quincy Jeon, Kenneth Erickson | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Michael Murray is called for the reach on Lyle Joyal - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Saver (SF) Manuel Ingles | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson (C) Peter Woods | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Willie Gunnell is called for the reach on Alex Hosler - foul #4 on Willie Gunnell, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG) James Saver | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Lott (SG), Quincy Jeon (PF) Willie Gunnell, Kenneth Erickson | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Alex Hosler drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lyle Joyal and he's fouled by Bobby Ferguson - foul #2 on Bobby Ferguson, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Harris Bushey (PF), David Gibson (C) Brian Talton, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner (PG) Michael Murray | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:58 | Holy Cross | Marcus Jones makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Quincy Jeon | 55-43 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Harris Bushey connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Leroy Graber | 57-43 |
| 09:07 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon hits the finger roll | 57-45 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Harris Bushey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:53 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:31 | Holy Cross | Alex Hosler takes the ball from Marcus Jones | 57-45 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Lyle Joyal hits the finger roll set up by Alex Hosler | 59-45 |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | Alex Hosler swats the layup by Nathan Weesner | 59-45 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Lyle Joyal hits a jumpshot from the left side | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lyle Joyal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Graber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Bushey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nathan Weesner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Lott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Quincy Jeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:50 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon is hacked by Harris Bushey - foul #2 on Harris Bushey, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Brian Talton (SG), James Saver (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF), Joseph Fields (C) Lyle Joyal, Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler, Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (PG), Willie Gunnell (SG), William Lawson (SF), Kenneth Erickson (PF) Nathan Weesner, Eddie Lott, Marcus Jones, Quincy Jeon | |
| 07:27 | Holy Cross | Bobby Ferguson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Lawson | 61-47 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Brian Talton is called for traveling | 61-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Marcus Jones (SF) William Lawson | |
| 06:51 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 61-47 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Bobby Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:38 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson hits a turnaround in the lane | 61-49 |
| 06:09 | Rice | James Faucett hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Saver | 63-49 |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Saver - foul #2 on James Saver, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Harris Bushey (PF), David Gibson (C) Manuel Ingles, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner (PG), William Lawson (SF), Quincy Jeon (PF) Michael Murray, Marcus Jones, Bobby Ferguson | |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Harris Bushey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Talton and the foul's on Quincy Jeon - foul #2 on Quincy Jeon, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Marcus Jones (SF) William Lawson | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:25 | Holy Cross | Willie Gunnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson grabs the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 05:10 | Holy Cross | Marcus Jones makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Gunnell | 66-52 |
| 04:49 | Rice | David Gibson can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Quincy Jeon - foul #3 on Quincy Jeon, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SG) James Faucett, Brian Talton | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Lawson (SF) Marcus Jones | |
| 04:49 | Rice | David Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:49 | Rice | David Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by David Gibson - foul #3 on David Gibson, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Alex Hosler (PF) Lyle Joyal, Harris Bushey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Marcus Jones (SF), Bobby Ferguson (C) William Lawson, Quincy Jeon | |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | Nathan Weesner misses the free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leroy Graber | 68-54 |
| 03:54 | Rice | The jump hook by David Gibson is blocked by Bobby Ferguson | 68-54 |
| 03:52 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Erickson grabs the board | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Saver (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Graber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gibson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nathan Weesner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Gunnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marcus Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Erickson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Holy Cross | Willie Gunnell is fouled on the floor by Leroy Graber - foul #1 on Leroy Graber, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Harris Bushey (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Murray (PG), William Lawson (SF), Quincy Jeon (PF) Nathan Weesner, Marcus Jones, Kenneth Erickson | |
| 03:35 | Holy Cross | Willie Gunnell misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Joseph Fields pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Joseph Fields misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 68-54 |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | Quincy Jeon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 02:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lyle Joyal | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Joseph Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Leroy Graber (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF) Brian Talton, James Saver, Harris Bushey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Lott (SG), Peter Woods (C) Willie Gunnell, Quincy Jeon | |
| 02:20 | Holy Cross | Eddie Lott misses the shot from the right side | 68-54 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Manuel Ingles snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Manuel Ingles scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Alex Hosler | 70-54 |
| 01:49 | Holy Cross | Eddie Lott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 01:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lyle Joyal | 70-54 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Alex Hosler buries a fadeaway near the basket | 72-54 |
| 01:10 | Holy Cross | Michael Murray misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Lyle Joyal - foul #2 on Lyle Joyal, team foul #9 | 72-54 |
| 01:10 | Holy Cross | Michael Murray makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:10 | Holy Cross | Michael Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Ingles misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Bobby Ferguson - foul #3 on Bobby Ferguson, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Ingles misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Ingles misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:50 | Holy Cross | Peter Woods pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Holy Cross | William Lawson loses the dribble to Leroy Graber | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Leroy Graber is hacked by Eddie Lott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Lott, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Leroy Graber makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Leroy Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Bobby Ferguson misses the easy layup | 74-56 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Peter Woods can't tip it in | 74-56 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Fields | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lyle Joyal runs out the clock | 74-56 |