| Lineup | Iona | PG - George Pride (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bunker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Maldanado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clemente Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Eberhard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Oscar Johnson is hacked by Clemente Whatley - foul #2 on Clemente Whatley, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Dennis Ham blows the layup but he's hacked by Sidney Maldanado - foul #1 on Sidney Maldanado, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | Iona | Kevin Bunker scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Eberhard | 37-33 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Ernest Joseph is hacked by Clemente Whatley - foul #3 on Clemente Whatley, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Iona | Earl Thomas (PF) Clemente Whatley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:35 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Sidney Maldanado - foul #2 on Sidney Maldanado, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:25 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:03 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:57 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Benjamin Eberhard | 40-34 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Ernest Joseph banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Johnson | 40-36 |
| 17:26 | Iona | George Pride loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Davis (SF) Sidney Maldanado | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| 17:12 | Rice | Stephen Darrington clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Iona | The rebound goes to George Pride | 40-36 |
| 17:03 | Iona | Kevin Bunker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:01 | Iona | George Pride can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Michael Reid misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-36 |
| 16:53 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:48 | Iona | Kevin Bunker scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 42-36 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Michael Reid comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by George Pride - foul #1 on George Pride, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Iona | John Kulp (PG), Mike Smith (SF), Jason Pagan (C) George Pride, Kevin Bunker, Benjamin Eberhard | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Michael Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:35 | Iona | Earl Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Iona | Robert Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Donald Rey pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Roman Wright is fouled on the floor by Jason Pagan - foul #2 on Jason Pagan, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronnie Hammon (PF) Earl Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Roman Wright is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Hammon - foul #1 on Ronnie Hammon, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iona | Sidney Maldanado (SF), Clemente Whatley (PF) Mike Smith, Ronnie Hammon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - John Kulp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Maldanado (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clemente Whatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Iona | Dennis Ham is called for the reach on Sidney Maldanado - foul #2 on Dennis Ham, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Darrington (PF) Roman Wright | |
| 15:14 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Kulp | 45-39 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Ernest Joseph dunks the ball on a great pass from Todd McClour | 45-41 |
| 14:45 | Iona | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iona | George Pride (PG), Kevin Bunker (SG), Benjamin Eberhard (C) John Kulp, Robert Davis, Jason Pagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG) Todd McClour | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Clemente Whatley blocks the jumper by Stephen Darrington | 45-41 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Oscar Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 14:17 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Stephen Darrington snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 13:55 | Iona | Clemente Whatley grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 13:48 | Iona | Clemente Whatley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Pride | 47-43 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-43 |
| 13:32 | Iona | The rebound goes to Benjamin Eberhard | 47-43 |
| 13:28 | Iona | Kevin Bunker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Dennis Ham can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Oscar Johnson tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 47-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Dennis Ham gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Stephen Darrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 12:55 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:51 | Iona | George Pride misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 12:49 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Clemente Whatley is called for the reach on Randy Steinfeldt - foul #4 on Clemente Whatley, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iona | John Kulp (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Earl Thomas (PF), Jason Pagan (C) George Pride, Sidney Maldanado, Clemente Whatley, Benjamin Eberhard | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:10 | Iona | Kevin Bunker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 52-47 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Roman Wright clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Michael Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - John Kulp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bunker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Earl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Michael Reid connects on the shot from the right block | 52-49 |
| 11:14 | Iona | Earl Thomas lays it in | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Kevin Bunker picks off the pass by Maurice Ohagan | 54-49 |
| 11:05 | Iona | Kevin Bunker hits the finger roll | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the jumper in the lane | 56-49 |
| 10:59 | Iona | Jason Pagan snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 10:38 | Iona | Earl Thomas makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Bunker | 58-49 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Roman Wright is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Iona | George Pride (PG), Benjamin Eberhard (C) Kevin Bunker, Jason Pagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Stephen Darrington (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:02 | Iona | George Pride hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:01 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Todd McClour comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-51 |
| 09:42 | Iona | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 09:38 | Iona | Robert Davis is called for traveling | 60-51 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Knight (SG), Mike Smith (SF), Ronnie Hammon (PF) John Kulp, Robert Davis, Earl Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Jan Severson (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Todd McClour is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Hammon - foul #2 on Ronnie Hammon, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Pagan (PF) Ronnie Hammon | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Jan Severson, Aaron Dixon, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Todd McClour misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Ernest Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Oscar Johnson makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Ronald Knight - foul #1 on Ronald Knight, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Sidney Maldanado (SF) Mike Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:05 | Iona | The rebound goes to Benjamin Eberhard | 60-54 |
| 08:39 | Iona | George Pride misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Todd McClour - foul #2 on Todd McClour, team foul #2 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Davis (SG) Ronald Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:39 | Iona | George Pride misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:39 | Iona | George Pride misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ernest Joseph | 60-54 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Dennis Ham tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 08:09 | Iona | George Pride throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Bunker (SG), Earl Thomas (PF) Robert Davis, Jason Pagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF) Todd McClour, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington | |
| 07:56 | Rice | George Pride takes the ball from Donald Rey | 60-56 |
| 07:52 | Iona | George Pride lays it in | 62-56 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 07:36 | Iona | The rebound goes to Earl Thomas | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - George Pride (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Bunker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Maldanado (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Eberhard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Iona | George Pride buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Maldanado | 64-56 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Donald Rey can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 07:03 | Iona | The rebound goes to George Pride | 64-56 |
| 06:57 | Iona | Kevin Bunker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Pride | 67-56 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Benjamin Eberhard takes the ball from Ernest Joseph | 67-56 |
| 06:30 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Ernest Joseph snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sidney Maldanado - foul #3 on Sidney Maldanado, team foul #12 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Iona | John Kulp (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Mike Smith (SF), Clemente Whatley (PF), Jason Pagan (C) George Pride, Kevin Bunker, Sidney Maldanado, Earl Thomas, Benjamin Eberhard | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Roman Wright, Donald Rey | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Ernest Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:00 | Iona | Mike Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Todd McClour gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 67-60 |
| 05:28 | Iona | Ernest Joseph is called for the reach on Mike Smith - foul #2 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #3 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (C) Ernest Joseph | |
| 05:13 | Iona | Robert Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 05:11 | Iona | Mike Smith tips it in | 69-60 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Dennis Ham is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dennis Ham, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| 04:46 | Iona | Mike Smith travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Bunker (SG) Mike Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG) Todd McClour | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Kevin Bunker is called for the reach on Dennis Ham - foul #1 on Kevin Bunker, team foul #13 | 69-60 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:06 | Iona | Jason Pagan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 04:04 | Iona | Clemente Whatley grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:52 | Iona | Jason Pagan misses the easy layup | 69-62 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Stephen Darrington knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Randy Steinfeldt | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - John Kulp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bunker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clemente Whatley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Roman Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Iona | Kevin Bunker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Stephen Darrington snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Dennis Ham hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Darrington | 69-67 |
| 03:03 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Iona | George Pride (PG), Sidney Maldanado (SF), Benjamin Eberhard (C) John Kulp, Robert Davis, Jason Pagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Roman Wright | |
| 02:43 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-67 |
| 02:42 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard can't tip it in | 69-67 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Oscar Johnson drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Darrington | 69-70 |
| 02:05 | Iona | George Pride comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Johnson | 69-73 |
| 01:27 | Iona | Clemente Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-73 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 01:09 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Kevin Bunker clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Johnson - foul #1 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #5 | 69-73 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Kevin Bunker misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Kevin Bunker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the lay-in | 70-73 |
| 00:48 | Iona | The rebound goes to Sidney Maldanado | 70-73 |
| 00:44 | Iona | Dennis Ham is called for the reach on Clemente Whatley - foul #4 on Dennis Ham, team foul #6 | 70-73 |
| 00:23 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ham - foul #5 on Dennis Ham, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (SF) Dennis Ham | |
| 00:23 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:23 | Iona | Sidney Maldanado makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Darrington is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Bunker - foul #2 on Kevin Bunker, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Iona | Benjamin Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Iona | George Pride knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Maldanado and the foul's on Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 00:03 | Iona | George Pride makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Roman Wright comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 75-74 |