| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Walter Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Teed (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Eades (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Quinnipiac | The short jumper by John Gloria is denied by Damian Carr | 30-37 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Bryan Ertl gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Billy Falls's floater is tipped away by James Eades | 30-37 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Bryan Ertl pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Damian Carr misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:06 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:46 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price is denied on a layup by Brian Ziff | 30-37 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 30-39 |
| 18:02 | Quinnipiac | James Eades is whistled for a carry | 30-39 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Keith Burton (PG), Travis Curran (SG), Charles Paige (SF), Lester Keller (PF), Luis Festa (C) Walter Graves, John Gloria, Scott Price, Joe Teed, James Eades | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 17:56 | Rice | Charles Bolden is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Burton - foul #2 on Keith Burton, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Bryan Ertl | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 30-39 |
| 17:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Falls | 30-39 |
| 17:30 | Rice | David Stratton makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Johnny Jelinski | 30-42 |
| 17:06 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller makes the jumper from close range set up by Keith Burton | 32-42 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-42 |
| 16:51 | Quinnipiac | Charles Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:34 | Quinnipiac | Luis Festa knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis Curran | 34-42 |
| 16:11 | Rice | David Stratton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 16:10 | Rice | William Grunwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Billy Falls loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves (PG), John Gloria (SG), Scott Price (SF), Joe Teed (PF), James Eades (C) Keith Burton, Travis Curran, Charles Paige, Lester Keller, Luis Festa | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Walter Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gloria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Teed (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Eades (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Ertl - foul #3 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 15:41 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:41 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:23 | Rice | John Gloria is called for the reach on Bryan Ertl - foul #3 on John Gloria, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 15:15 | Rice | John Gloria steals it from Thomas Barnum | 34-42 |
| 15:12 | Quinnipiac | John Gloria lays it up and in | 36-42 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 14:31 | Quinnipiac | Damian Carr takes the ball from Walter Graves | 36-44 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Leininger (PG), Donald Roberts (PF) Walter Graves, Joe Teed | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 14:05 | Quinnipiac | Donald Roberts knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Eades | 38-44 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Bryan Ertl is whistled for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Keith Burton (SG), Charles Paige (SF), Lester Keller (PF) John Gloria, Scott Price, James Eades | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), David Stratton (C) James Walters, Bryan Ertl | |
| 13:25 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller is hacked by David Stratton - foul #2 on David Stratton, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) William Grunwald | |
| 13:10 | Quinnipiac | Keith Burton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:06 | Rice | James Leininger steals the ball from Billy Falls in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 12:54 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Bolden - foul #1 on Charles Bolden, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed (PF), Luis Festa (C) Charles Paige, Donald Roberts | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton | |
| 12:54 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:54 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses the dunk | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | Quinnipiac | Luis Festa snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 12:26 | Quinnipiac | Damian Carr steps in front of the James Leininger pass | 40-44 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Damian Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves (PG), Travis Curran (SG), Scott Price (SF), James Eades (C) James Leininger, Keith Burton, Lester Keller, Luis Festa | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), William Grunwald (PF) Billy Falls, Damian Carr | |
| 11:41 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price lays it up and in on a great pass from James Eades | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Walter Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Curran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Teed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Eades (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Scott Price steals the ball from James Walters | 42-44 |
| 11:26 | Quinnipiac | Travis Curran hits the finger roll set up by Scott Price | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:06 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 10:58 | Quinnipiac | James Eades lays it up and in set up by Walter Graves and the foul's on Brian Ziff - foul #1 on Brian Ziff, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Gloria (SG), Charles Paige (SF), Donald Roberts (PF) Walter Graves, Scott Price, Joe Teed | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Johnny Jelinski (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Bryan Ertl, William Grunwald, Brian Ziff | |
| 10:58 | Quinnipiac | James Eades makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:44 | Rice | John Gloria steals the ball from Charles Bolden | 47-44 |
| 10:26 | Quinnipiac | James Eades hits a shot from the right block | 49-44 |
| 10:01 | Rice | David Stratton scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Compton | 49-46 |
| 09:42 | Quinnipiac | Charles Paige travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Leininger (PG), Keith Burton (SG), Lester Keller (PF), Luis Festa (C) Travis Curran, John Gloria, Donald Roberts, James Eades | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF), William Grunwald (C) Edwin Compton, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton | |
| 09:26 | Rice | Billy Falls knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Bolden | 49-48 |
| 09:08 | Quinnipiac | Keith Burton is fouled on the floor by Charles Bolden - foul #2 on Charles Bolden, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves (PG), Scott Price (SF) James Leininger, Charles Paige | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG), James Walters (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, William Grunwald | |
| 08:40 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 08:38 | Quinnipiac | Luis Festa pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:15 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Luis Festa | 51-48 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Lester Keller steps in front of the Christopher Boone pass in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 07:58 | Quinnipiac | Damian Carr denies the turnaround by Lester Keller | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Brian Ziff tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 07:36 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Graves | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Walter Graves (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Luis Festa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Boone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Christopher Boone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Damian Carr | 53-52 |
| 07:20 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller misses short on a turnaround from close range | 53-52 |
| 07:19 | Quinnipiac | Luis Festa pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:57 | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Leininger (PG), John Gloria (SG), Charles Paige (SF), Joe Teed (PF), Donald Roberts (C) Walter Graves, Keith Burton, Scott Price, Lester Keller, Luis Festa | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Christopher Boone, James Walters, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 06:38 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the runner in the paint | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:22 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Travis Curran (PG), James Eades (C) James Leininger, Donald Roberts | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Billy Falls is fouled on the floor by John Gloria - foul #4 on John Gloria, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Travis Curran - foul #1 on Travis Curran, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Price (SF) Charles Paige | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by William Grunwald - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Leininger (PG) Travis Curran | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Edwin Compton (SF) Thomas Barnum, David Stratton | |
| 05:28 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:28 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:14 | Rice | William Grunwald is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Billy Falls | 55-56 |
| 04:57 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed loses the ball out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Donald Roberts (PF) Joe Teed | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Edwin Compton, William Grunwald, Johnny Jelinski | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Charles Bolden is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Billy Falls | 55-58 |
| 04:21 | Quinnipiac | Donald Roberts misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Damian Carr - foul #2 on Damian Carr, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Keith Burton (SG), Charles Paige (SF) John Gloria, Scott Price | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls | |
| 04:21 | Quinnipiac | Donald Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:21 | Quinnipiac | Donald Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:17 | Rice | James Leininger is called for the reach on Thomas Barnum in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Leininger, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed (PF) James Eades | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Damian Carr buries a shot from the right block | 57-60 |
| 03:30 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barnum - foul #2 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Travis Curran (SG), Lester Keller (PF), James Eades (C) Keith Burton, Joe Teed, Donald Roberts | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 03:30 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:30 | Quinnipiac | James Leininger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Leininger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Travis Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Paige (fresh) PF - Lester Keller (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Eades (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stratton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 59-60 |
| 03:21 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Lester Keller | 59-60 |
| 03:10 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller scores on a shot near the basket set up by Travis Curran and the foul's on William Grunwald - foul #3 on William Grunwald, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves (PG), Joe Teed (PF) James Leininger, Charles Paige | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG) Thomas Barnum, James Walters | |
| 03:10 | Quinnipiac | Lester Keller makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:53 | Rice | David Stratton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Bolden | 62-62 |
| 02:34 | Quinnipiac | Travis Curran misses long on a floater from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Charles Bolden pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | John Gloria (SG), Charles Paige (SF), Luis Festa (C) Travis Curran, Joe Teed, James Eades | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 62-64 |
| 02:14 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Price (SF), Joe Teed (PF), James Eades (C) Charles Paige, Lester Keller, Luis Festa | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) William Grunwald | |
| 01:51 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Price, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 01:28 | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves is hacked by Bryan Ertl - foul #4 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 01:28 | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Quinnipiac | Walter Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is hacked by Walter Graves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Graves, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:05 | Quinnipiac | James Eades's floater is tipped away by Brian Ziff | 63-66 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Brian Ziff is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Billy Falls | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Quinnipiac | Damian Carr blocks the jumper by Walter Graves | 63-68 |
| 00:40 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Brian Ziff's floater is tipped away by James Eades | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits the follow up shot | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Quinnipiac | Scott Price misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Quinnipiac | Joe Teed grabs the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | The clock runs out | 65-70 |