| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) SG - Benny Luong (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) C - Joe Steele (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Tommy Booker (fresh) SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) SF - David Hopp (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) C - Augustine Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joe Steele wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Benny Luong misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Booker and he's hacked by Jeffrey Hughes - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hughes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Benny Luong | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | Bucknell | David Hopp scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Booker | 5-4 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Joe Steele hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hughes and the foul's on Augustine Russo - foul #1 on Augustine Russo, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 18:27 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-4 |
| 18:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Steele | 8-4 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Benny Luong lays it up and in set up by William Hutchinson | 10-4 |
| 17:45 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo misses the lay-in | 10-4 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Benny Luong grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Hutchinson | 12-4 |
| 17:18 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Benny Luong snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Christopher Walker is called for the reach on Benny Luong - foul #1 on Christopher Walker, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Gene Groves, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Henry Smith (PG), Orville McNealy (SG), John McGiveron (SF), Rodney Dave (PF), Frederic Tack (C) Tommy Booker, Christopher Walker, David Hopp, Charles Campbell, Augustine Russo | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Donald Leatherman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey McNight | 15-4 |
| 16:22 | Bucknell | Donald Leatherman steals it from Frederic Tack | 15-4 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Orville McNealy steals the ball from Russell Williams in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| 16:09 | Bucknell | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Williams - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #3 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF) Russell Williams, James Borges | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave misses the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave makes the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Beebe (fresh) C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Henry Smith (fresh) SG - Orville McNealy (fresh) SF - John McGiveron (fresh) PF - Rodney Dave (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frederic Tack (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by John McGiveron - foul #1 on John McGiveron, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Steele (C) Elmer Beebe | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses the 1st free throw | 15-5 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 15:37 | Bucknell | Frederic Tack pulls down the rebound | 15-5 |
| 15:22 | Bucknell | John McGiveron misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-5 |
| 15:21 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave tips it in | 15-7 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey McNight | 18-7 |
| 14:48 | Bucknell | John McGiveron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF) Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tommy Booker (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), David Hopp (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Henry Smith, Orville McNealy, John McGiveron, Rodney Dave, Frederic Tack | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes can't connect on a floater from close range | 18-7 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the offensive board | 18-7 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Charles Campbell steps in front of the Elmer Beebe pass | 18-7 |
| 14:18 | Bucknell | Benny Luong steps in front of the Tommy Booker pass in the backcourt | 18-7 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Benny Luong lays it in | 20-7 |
| 14:02 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo misses the easy layup | 20-7 |
| 14:01 | Bucknell | Augustine Russo tips it in | 20-9 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Elmer Beebe drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Benny Luong | 22-9 |
| 13:27 | Bucknell | Benny Luong picks off the pass by Tommy Booker | 22-9 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Benny Luong can't finish the layup | 22-9 |
| 13:23 | Bucknell | David Hopp gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| 13:19 | Bucknell | David Hopp scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Walker | 22-11 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-11 |
| 12:59 | Bucknell | Charles Campbell pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 12:54 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Booker | 22-14 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Donald Leatherman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 12:37 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 12:10 | Bucknell | David Hopp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Donald Leatherman gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Joe Steele misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Augustine Russo - foul #2 on Augustine Russo, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), James Borges (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), William Hutchinson (PF) Donald Leatherman, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Elmer Beebe | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Henry Smith (PG), Orville McNealy (SG), John McGiveron (SF), Rodney Dave (PF), Frederic Tack (C) Tommy Booker, Christopher Walker, David Hopp, Charles Campbell, Augustine Russo | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) SG - James Borges (fresh) SF - Steven Baumgartner (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Henry Smith (fresh) SG - Orville McNealy (fresh) SF - John McGiveron (fresh) PF - Rodney Dave (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frederic Tack (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Frederic Tack is called for the reach on Joe Steele - foul #1 on Frederic Tack, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey McNight (C) Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 10:57 | Rice | The jump hook by William Hutchinson is blocked by Frederic Tack | 24-17 |
| 10:56 | Rice | James Borges snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner buries a turnaround near the basket | 26-17 |
| 10:15 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy's pass is intercepted by Steven Baumgartner | 26-17 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Gene Groves comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 09:56 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 09:51 | Bucknell | John McGiveron misses the jump hook in the paint | 26-17 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Gene Groves snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 09:32 | Rice | William Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF) William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tom Wan (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), Tyron Johns (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Henry Smith, Orville McNealy, John McGiveron, Frederic Tack | |
| 09:15 | Bucknell | Tyron Johns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 26-17 |
| 09:01 | Bucknell | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:46 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 08:44 | Bucknell | Tyron Johns tips it in | 26-19 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner buries a 3 from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 08:20 | Bucknell | Jeffrey McNight swats the short shot by Charles Campbell | 29-19 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Gene Groves grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 29-19 |
| 07:48 | Bucknell | Tom Wan pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 07:34 | Bucknell | Tyron Johns's floater is knocked away by Elmer Beebe | 29-19 |
| 07:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Elmer Beebe | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fairly fresh) SG - James Borges (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Beebe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey McNight (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Tom Wan (fresh) SG - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyron Johns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Dave (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gene Groves misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Tyron Johns - foul #1 on Tyron Johns, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG), Benny Luong (SG), William Hutchinson (PF), Joe Steele (C) Gene Groves, James Borges, Elmer Beebe, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tommy Booker (PG), Henry Smith (SG), David Hopp (SF), Orville McNealy (PF), Frederic Tack (C) Tom Wan, Christopher Walker, Tyron Johns, Charles Campbell, Rodney Dave | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Henry Smith is whistled for a carry | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF) Steven Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Benny Luong connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-19 |
| 06:20 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-19 |
| 06:18 | Bucknell | Henry Smith tips it but misses | 33-19 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Henry Smith is called for the reach on Benny Luong - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #7 | 33-19 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Benny Luong misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 06:11 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 05:49 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-19 |
| 05:48 | Bucknell | Frederic Tack hits the follow up shot | 33-21 |
| 05:29 | Rice | William Hutchinson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Benny Luong | 36-21 |
| 05:18 | Bucknell | Henry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Christopher Walker (SG) Henry Smith | |
| 04:53 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Leatherman, team foul #4 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF) William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tom Wan (PG), John McGiveron (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Rodney Dave (C) Tommy Booker, David Hopp, Orville McNealy, Frederic Tack | |
| 04:43 | Bucknell | Charles Campbell is hacked by Elmer Beebe - foul #1 on Elmer Beebe, team foul #5 | 36-21 |
| 04:24 | Bucknell | The short jumper by Rodney Dave is denied by Elmer Beebe | 36-21 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Elmer Beebe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Benny Luong knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Leatherman | 39-21 |
| 04:00 | Bucknell | Tom Wan misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Leatherman - foul #2 on Donald Leatherman, team foul #6 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), James Borges (SF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Donald Leatherman, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Henry Smith (SG), Augustine Russo (C) Christopher Walker, Rodney Dave | |
| 04:00 | Bucknell | Tom Wan misses the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 04:00 | Bucknell | Tom Wan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Benny Luong clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Russell Williams tips it in | 41-22 |
| 03:30 | Bucknell | Tom Wan makes the shot from the left block | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Luong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Borges (fresh) PF - Elmer Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Tom Wan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - John McGiveron (fresh) PF - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Benny Luong connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-24 |
| 02:50 | Bucknell | The short jumper by Charles Campbell is denied by Elmer Beebe | 44-24 |
| 02:49 | Rice | James Borges grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey McNight, team foul #7 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), William Hutchinson (PF), Joe Steele (C) Russell Williams, Benny Luong, James Borges, Elmer Beebe, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tommy Booker (PG), Christopher Walker (SG), David Hopp (SF), Rodney Dave (PF) Tom Wan, Henry Smith, John McGiveron, Charles Campbell | |
| 02:16 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave is called for traveling | 44-24 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Gene Groves is fouled on the floor by Tommy Booker - foul #1 on Tommy Booker, team foul #8 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Orville McNealy (C) Augustine Russo | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Gene Groves makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Gene Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 01:31 | Bucknell | Rodney Dave misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-24 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 46-24 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes blows the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Dave - foul #1 on Rodney Dave, team foul #9 | 46-24 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 01:00 | Bucknell | William Hutchinson blocks the short jumper by Orville McNealy | 47-24 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Joe Steele pulls down the rebound | 47-24 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joe Steele connects on the runner in the lane set up by Gene Groves | 49-24 |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Christopher Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-24 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-24 |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-24 |
| 00:19 | Bucknell | David Hopp grabs the board | 49-24 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | Orville McNealy hits a jumper from the free throw line | 49-26 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gene Groves misses the halfcourt shot | 49-26 |