| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Robert Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Rheaume (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Kollar (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oscar Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carey Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers inbounds the ball | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers can't throw it down | 44-24 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it but misses | 44-24 |
| 19:37 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 19:21 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar is hacked by Lawrence Silvers - foul #2 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| 19:07 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-24 |
| 19:05 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Donald Vice buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Silvers and the foul's on Ronald Rheaume - foul #1 on Ronald Rheaume, team foul #1 | 46-24 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Donald Vice makes the free throw | 47-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:32 | Loyola (MD) | Oscar Owen scores on a shot from close range set up by Ronald Rheaume and he's hacked by Donald Vice - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #2 | 47-26 |
| 18:32 | Loyola (MD) | Oscar Owen misses the free throw | 47-26 |
| 18:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 47-26 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Bert Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-26 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the follow up shot | 49-26 |
| 17:58 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse makes the jump hook in the lane | 49-28 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is hacked by Oscar Owen - foul #1 on Oscar Owen, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 17:21 | Loyola (MD) | Oscar Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 17:05 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sippel misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 16:58 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 16:57 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Charlie Kollar | 49-28 |
| 16:42 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sippel drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Rheaume | 49-30 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is whistled for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons (PG), Frank Matteo (SF), William Coleman (C) Robert Sippel, Charlie Kollar, Carey Crouse | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:56 | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 15:54 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Raymond Salmons (fresh) SG - Ronald Rheaume (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Matteo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Oscar Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a jump hook from the left block | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:19 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Silvers steals the ball from Ronald Rheaume | 51-30 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Salmons - foul #1 on Raymond Salmons, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sippel (PG), Charlie Kollar (SF), Jean Yale (PF) Raymond Salmons, Ronald Rheaume, Oscar Owen | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-30 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the offensive board | 51-30 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Schneck | 54-30 |
| 13:52 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Sippel | 54-32 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Bert Allen is hacked by Frank Matteo - foul #1 on Frank Matteo, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume (SG), Carey Crouse (C) Frank Matteo, William Coleman | |
| 13:09 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-32 |
| 13:08 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Carey Crouse | 54-32 |
| 12:56 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Vice - foul #3 on Donald Vice, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| 12:56 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:56 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Schneck | 56-34 |
| 12:02 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Charlie Kollar | 56-36 |
| 11:38 | Rice | David Schneck hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 59-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Robert Sippel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rheaume (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Kollar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Yale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carey Crouse (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Sippel | 59-38 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Joseph Meyer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Schneck | 62-38 |
| 10:37 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Meyer denies the turnaround by Charlie Kollar | 62-38 |
| 10:35 | Loyola (MD) | Jean Yale hits the follow up shot | 62-40 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Bert Allen is whistled for traveling | 62-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons (PG), Frank Matteo (SF), Oscar Owen (PF), William Coleman (C) Robert Sippel, Charlie Kollar, Jean Yale, Carey Crouse | |
| 09:49 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 09:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Steve McAlary | 62-40 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Steve McAlary misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 62-40 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Steve McAlary misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Steve McAlary makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:06 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 09:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leon Candelaria | 63-40 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Bert Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-40 |
| 08:27 | Loyola (MD) | Frank Matteo knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Raymond Salmons | 66-42 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Bert Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-42 |
| 07:57 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 07:44 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Leon Candelaria grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Bert Allen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-42 |
| 07:17 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman pulls down the rebound | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve McAlary (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Raymond Salmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rheaume (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Martin Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), David Schneck (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sippel (PG), Charlie Kollar (SF), Jean Yale (PF), Carey Crouse (C) Raymond Salmons, Ronald Rheaume, Oscar Owen, William Coleman | |
| 06:11 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Joseph Meyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 05:48 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:44 | Loyola (MD) | David Schneck steps in front of the Robert Sippel pass | 66-47 |
| 05:41 | Rice | David Schneck can't throw it down | 66-47 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it in | 68-47 |
| 05:32 | Loyola (MD) | Jean Yale knocks in the jumper near the basket | 68-49 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Carey Crouse - foul #3 on Carey Crouse, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Randy Henry (SG), Oscar Owen (PF) Frank Matteo, Jean Yale | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:50 | Loyola (MD) | Charlie Kollar is hacked by Martin Murphy - foul #3 on Martin Murphy, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Rheaume (SG) Randy Henry | |
| 04:45 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sippel can't connect on a runner in the lane | 69-49 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 04:18 | Rice | The short jumper by David Schneck is denied by Carey Crouse | 69-49 |
| 04:16 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 03:55 | Loyola (MD) | Carey Crouse makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Rheaume | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | David Schneck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons (PG), Randy Henry (SG), Frank Matteo (SF), Jean Yale (PF), William Coleman (C) Robert Sippel, Ronald Rheaume, Charlie Kollar, Oscar Owen, Carey Crouse | |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Frank Matteo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 03:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Raymond Salmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Henry (fresh) SF - Frank Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jean Yale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:53 | Loyola (MD) | Jean Yale grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 02:36 | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons travels with the ball | 69-51 |
| 02:14 | Rice | David Schneck is hacked by Raymond Salmons - foul #2 on Raymond Salmons, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 02:14 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:14 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:08 | Loyola (MD) | Martin Murphy swats the layup by Randy Henry | 69-51 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:37 | Rice | David Schneck is hacked by Raymond Salmons - foul #3 on Raymond Salmons, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PF) Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 01:37 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:37 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:25 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman is called for a backcourt violation | 69-51 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Bert Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 00:56 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Lawrence Silvers steals it from Raymond Salmons | 69-51 |
| 00:44 | Rice | David Schneck lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Silvers | 71-51 |
| 00:36 | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Salmons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-51 |
| 00:35 | Loyola (MD) | William Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 00:33 | Loyola (MD) | Frank Matteo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-51 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Jean Yale steals it from Lawrence Silvers | 71-51 |
| 00:03 | Loyola (MD) | Randy Henry misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 71-51 |
| 00:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers runs out the clock | 71-51 |