| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Schneck (fresh) SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie lays it in and he's hacked by Donald Vice - foul #4 on Donald Vice, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (C) Donald Vice | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 23-22 |
| 19:17 | Rice | David Schneck knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 23-25 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis is hacked by Lawrence Silvers - foul #3 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Joseph Meyer swats the layup by Reginald Maxie | 23-25 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-25 |
| 18:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 23-25 |
| 17:51 | Rice | William Coleman is called for the reach on Bert Allen - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Bert Allen double dribbles | 23-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (PF) Walter Saez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Bert Allen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Martin Murphy grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Joseph Meyer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Crocker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Radman Hajek | 28-30 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Bert Allen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Walter Saez (PF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Radman Hajek | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | William Burkey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Silvers - foul #4 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF) Lawrence Silvers | |
| 14:57 | Louisville | William Burkey makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | William Burkey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:31 | Rice | David Schneck misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne double dribbles | 30-32 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Martin Murphy travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Crocker (SG) William Burkey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Bert Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Phil Jessen (SF), Radman Hajek (C) Matthew Osborne, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF), Donald Vice (C) Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Walter Saez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 12:25 | Rice | David Schneck gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Donald Vice hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Walter Saez - foul #3 on Walter Saez, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Reginald Maxie (C) Walter Saez | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| 12:08 | Rice | Donald Vice makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 32-35 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | William Coleman tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Martin Murphy is fouled on the floor by William Coleman - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyrone Davis (SF) Phil Jessen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Schneck | 34-37 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Coleman | 36-37 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Donald Vice snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Bert Allen hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Schneck | 36-39 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | David Schneck steals it from William Coleman in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 09:57 | Rice | David Schneck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Phil Jessen (SF), Walter Saez (PF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (PF) Bert Allen, David Schneck, Martin Murphy | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Lawrence Silvers steps in front of the Radman Hajek pass | 36-39 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers buries a 3 from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | William Burkey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Leon Candelaria grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radman Hajek | 36-42 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Walter Saez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Walter Saez grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | William Burkey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Radman Hajek gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) SG - William Burkey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Saez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Radman Hajek (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. SG - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Walter Saez is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Tyrone Davis (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Walter Saez, Radman Hajek | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), David Schneck (SG) Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| 06:50 | Rice | David Schneck clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Phil Jessen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 06:25 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Bert Allen drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Schneck | 36-46 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is hacked by Donald Vice - foul #5 on Donald Vice, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Saez (PF) Phil Jessen | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Bert Allen - foul #1 on Bert Allen, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF) Lawrence Silvers | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Leon Candelaria is called for 3 seconds | 37-46 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Bert Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 04:33 | Rice | David Schneck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 04:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Murphy | 37-46 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Kenneth Washington loses the dribble to Reginald Maxie | 37-46 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tyrone Davis | 39-46 |
| 03:30 | Rice | David Schneck misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Crocker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Saez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Reginald Maxie (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Coleman | 41-46 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (PF) Walter Saez | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF) Bert Allen, Leon Candelaria | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Martin Murphy | 41-48 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Saez (PF) Radman Hajek | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Kenneth Washington | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled on the floor by Reginald Maxie - foul #3 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Walter Saez is called for the reach on Joseph Meyer - foul #4 on Walter Saez, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the shot from the left block | 41-50 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Bert Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by William Coleman - foul #4 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Reginald Maxie | 41-50 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Walter Saez grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Coleman is called for the reach on Joseph Meyer in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Coleman, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Walter Saez grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Osborne - foul #1 on Matthew Osborne, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Walter Saez pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Joseph Meyer gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Osborne - foul #2 on Matthew Osborne, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-51 |