| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karson Olson (fresh) C - William Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian France (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Ridder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earnest Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | David Ridder inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 30-28 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Ricky Jones gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Karson Olson is denied on a layup by Earnest Palmer | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Earnest Palmer | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian France | 30-30 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Ricky Jones clanks a driving attempt from close range | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Michael Naumann buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Romano | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer's pass is intercepted by Scott Lewis | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Scott Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Ricky Jones, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Alexander Wood (SF), James Ward (C) Vincent Presler, David Ridder, Eugene Hebb | |
| 17:13 | San Diego | Brian France scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Scott Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:32 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian France | 36-35 |
| 16:10 | Rice | William Romano hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Naumann and he's fouled by James Ward - foul #1 on James Ward, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Ricky Jones (SF), Karson Olson (PF) Scott Lewis, Michael Naumann, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) Brian France, Earnest Palmer | |
| 16:10 | Rice | William Romano makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:47 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb drills a driving attempt in the paint | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karson Olson (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Warner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Wood (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Ward (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | William Romano's layup is rejected by Eugene Hebb | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | San Diego | Willie Warner snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:27 | San Diego | Vincent Presler drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Robert Jolliff - foul #2 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF) William Romano | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), Earnest Palmer (PF) Willie Warner, Eugene Hebb | |
| 15:27 | San Diego | Vincent Presler makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Robert Defalco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG) Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Hebb (C) James Ward | |
| 15:00 | San Diego | Vincent Presler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alexander Wood | 39-43 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Karson Olson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 14:42 | San Diego | Brian France grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:18 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Brian France | 39-45 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:51 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Alexander Wood | 39-45 |
| 13:30 | San Diego | Brian France misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 13:28 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:08 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Jolliff - foul #3 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Robert Defalco (SF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Ricky Jones, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (SG), James Ward (PF), Larry Brandt (C) Vincent Presler, Brian France, Eugene Hebb | |
| 13:08 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:08 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 12:56 | San Diego | Alexander Wood snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 12:41 | San Diego | Willie Warner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 12:39 | Rice | William Romano pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Robert Defalco is hacked by Alexander Wood - foul #4 on Alexander Wood, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Michael Naumann, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Brian France (SG), David Ridder (SF), Eugene Hebb (C) Earnest Palmer, Willie Warner, Alexander Wood, Larry Brandt | |
| 12:11 | Rice | Gary Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Scott Lewis is hacked by Vincent Presler - foul #1 on Vincent Presler, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Earnest Palmer (PF) David Ridder, Eugene Hebb | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Scott Lewis and he's hacked by James Ward - foul #2 on James Ward, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Defalco, Gary Crawford | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (SF) Willie Warner | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian France (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Ridder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earnest Palmer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Ward (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Scott Lewis makes the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on David Ridder - foul #3 on David Ridder, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) William Romano | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) David Ridder, James Ward | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Scott Lewis makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:33 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Karson Olson (C) Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Ward (PF) Earnest Palmer | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Alexander Wood (SF), Earnest Palmer (PF) Brian France, James Ward | |
| 09:54 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 09:53 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer tips it home | 45-48 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Vincent Presler is called for the reach on Scott Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Presler, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian France (SG), David Ridder (SF) Willie Warner, Alexander Wood | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Robert Jolliff clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 09:35 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:19 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses the fadeaway from the left block | 45-48 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Ricky Jones gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Michael Naumann is fouled on the floor by Brian France - foul #2 on Brian France, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Ricky Jones, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Alexander Wood (SF), James Ward (C) Vincent Presler, David Ridder, Eugene Hebb | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Michael Naumann makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:03 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 08:38 | San Diego | James Ward is hacked by William Romano - foul #2 on William Romano, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SF) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) Willie Warner, Earnest Palmer | |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Scott Lewis steals it from Alexander Wood | 46-48 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Scott Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 07:56 | San Diego | James Ward grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 07:38 | San Diego | William Romano swats the short shot by James Ward | 46-48 |
| 07:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Crawford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian France (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Wood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Ward (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eugene Hebb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Scott Lewis makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Defalco | 48-48 |
| 07:08 | San Diego | Vincent Presler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Gary Crawford snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Scott Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Crawford | 51-48 |
| 06:26 | San Diego | James Ward is hacked by William Romano - foul #3 on William Romano, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Karson Olson (PF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, Robert Defalco, Gary Crawford, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (PG), Earnest Palmer (PF) Vincent Presler, Eugene Hebb | |
| 06:16 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Brian France | 51-50 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Robert Jolliff scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Jones | 54-50 |
| 05:46 | San Diego | Willie Warner scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Robert Jolliff is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG) Robert Jolliff | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) Brian France, James Ward | |
| 05:08 | San Diego | Vincent Presler double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF) Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 04:54 | San Diego | Eugene Hebb pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:41 | San Diego | Alexander Wood lays it up and in and the foul's on Karson Olson - foul #1 on Karson Olson, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (PG), Brian France (SG), James Ward (C) Vincent Presler, Willie Warner, Eugene Hebb | |
| 04:41 | San Diego | Alexander Wood makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-56 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Karson Olson gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Earnest Palmer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Decker - foul #3 on Earnest Palmer, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Karson Olson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), Eugene Hebb (C) David Ridder, James Ward | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:53 | San Diego | Vincent Presler misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Michael Naumann lays it in and the foul's on Brian France - foul #3 on Brian France, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Scott Lewis, Ricky Jones, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | San Diego | Willie Warner (SG), James Ward (C) Brian France, Eugene Hebb | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Michael Naumann makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Vincent Presler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Warner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earnest Palmer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ward (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 59-56 |
| 03:02 | San Diego | Vincent Presler can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Michael Naumann grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Ricky Jones (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Robert Defalco, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Ridder (PG), Brian France (SG), Eugene Hebb (C) Vincent Presler, Willie Warner, James Ward | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Lewis | 61-56 |
| 02:32 | San Diego | Brian France travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Vincent Presler (PG), James Ward (C) David Ridder, Eugene Hebb | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Scott Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 02:15 | San Diego | James Ward grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 01:57 | San Diego | Earnest Palmer makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | San Diego | Brian France gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | San Diego | Brian France misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's floater is tipped away by James Ward | 61-58 |
| 01:08 | San Diego | Alexander Wood grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 00:54 | San Diego | Brian France drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Vincent Presler | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker drills a jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:21 | San Diego | Brian France travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Hebb (C) James Ward | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Vincent Presler is called for the reach on Ricky Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Presler, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ricky Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ricky Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | San Diego | Brian France hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | San Diego | Alexander Wood snags the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | San Diego | Brian France buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Presler | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Brian France is called for the reach on Jeffrey Decker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian France, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | San Diego | San Diego calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | San Diego | Vincent Presler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ricky Jones runs out the clock | 67-64 |