| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the jump hook from the left block | 36-32 |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Donald Vice comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Joseph Meyer loses the dribble to Terry Smith | 36-32 |
| 18:47 | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Bert Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Douglas Church misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bert Allen | 38-34 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Silvers - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 17:03 | Rice | Douglas Church is called for the reach on Joseph Meyer - foul #3 on Douglas Church, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Patrick Ensign (PF), Jerry Ashby (C) Vincenzo Russo, Douglas Church, John Lewis | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Donald Vice is fouled on the floor by Luka Zaiss - foul #3 on Luka Zaiss, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez (PG), Clarence Stirling (SF) Luka Zaiss, Ivan Harris | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Meyer's layup is rejected by Patrick Ensign | 38-34 |
| 16:11 | Rice | David Schneck gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Silvers | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Juan Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) SF - Clarence Stirling (fresh) PF - Patrick Ensign (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Ashby lays it in | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Rice | David Schneck knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Meyer | 43-36 |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | Giuseppe Greco misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 15:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 43-36 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 14:59 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | Bert Allen picks off the pass by Juan Vasquez | 43-36 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is open and lays it up and in | 45-36 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | Donald Vice blocks the short jumper by Clarence Stirling | 45-36 |
| 14:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 45-36 |
| 13:55 | Rice | David Schneck loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith (PG), Vincenzo Russo (SG), Ivan Harris (SF), Douglas Church (PF), John Lewis (C) Juan Vasquez, Giuseppe Greco, Clarence Stirling, Patrick Ensign, Jerry Ashby | |
| 13:37 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Harris can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Donald Vice snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 13:01 | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:40 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers tips it home | 47-39 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | John Lewis can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 12:18 | Southern Methodist | John Lewis tips it in | 47-41 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Bert Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve McAlary (fresh) SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | Martin Murphy picks off the pass by Ivan Harris | 49-41 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Leon Candelaria is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 10:51 | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Leon Candelaria snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Leon Candelaria hits a jump hook from the left block | 51-41 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Leon Candelaria gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Leon Candelaria clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 09:46 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 51-41 |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo clanks a jumper in the paint | 51-41 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Kenneth Washington grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Leon Candelaria clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Luka Zaiss - foul #4 on Luka Zaiss, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), David Schneck (SG), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Clarence Stirling (SF), Patrick Ensign (PF), Jerry Ashby (C) Luka Zaiss, Vincenzo Russo, Ivan Harris, Douglas Church, John Lewis | |
| 09:12 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:52 | Southern Methodist | Giuseppe Greco clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Joseph Meyer gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Jerry Ashby picks off the pass by Joseph Meyer | 53-41 |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-41 |
| 08:22 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign can't tip it in | 53-41 |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Stirling tips it in | 53-43 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Martin Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Leon Candelaria tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leon Candelaria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) SF - Clarence Stirling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Ensign (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign is called for 3 seconds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF) Leon Candelaria | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ivan Harris (SF) Clarence Stirling | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Schneck and the foul's on Giuseppe Greco - foul #2 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo (SG), Douglas Church (PF), John Lewis (C) Giuseppe Greco, Patrick Ensign, Jerry Ashby | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:19 | Southern Methodist | Douglas Church pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Harris clanks a shot from the left side | 57-43 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is hacked by Vincenzo Russo - foul #1 on Vincenzo Russo, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:33 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 57-43 |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | Donald Vice is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #1 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-43 |
| 05:41 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Harris gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo is hacked by Martin Murphy - foul #4 on Martin Murphy, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG) Bert Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Clarence Stirling (SF), Patrick Ensign (PF) Vincenzo Russo, Ivan Harris, Douglas Church | |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Giuseppe Greco makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | John Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-46 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 04:23 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Stirling grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Kenneth Washington (C) Martin Murphy, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Smith (PG), Vincenzo Russo (SG), Ivan Harris (SF), Douglas Church (PF) Luka Zaiss, Giuseppe Greco, Clarence Stirling, John Lewis | |
| 03:47 | Rice | David Schneck is hacked by Vincenzo Russo - foul #2 on Vincenzo Russo, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:47 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vincenzo Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Church (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Ensign (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Vincenzo Russo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 03:28 | Southern Methodist | Ivan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG) David Schneck | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luka Zaiss (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Clarence Stirling (SF), Jerry Ashby (C) Terry Smith, Vincenzo Russo, Ivan Harris, Douglas Church | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Bert Allen is hacked by Luka Zaiss in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luka Zaiss, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez (PG) Luka Zaiss | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Washington takes the ball from Giuseppe Greco | 61-46 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Leon Candelaria's floater is knocked away by Patrick Ensign | 61-46 |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Stirling grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 02:21 | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-46 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the tip | 61-46 |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Leon Candelaria snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the dunk | 61-46 |
| 01:27 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Juan Vasquez, team foul #11 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Joseph Meyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 00:58 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Ashby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Joseph Meyer clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Ensign - foul #1 on Patrick Ensign, team foul #12 | 61-46 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:23 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Ensign can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Ensign | 62-46 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bert Allen - foul #2 on Bert Allen, team foul #3 | 62-46 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Juan Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bert Allen runs out the clock | 62-48 |