| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Dennis Ham is called for traveling | 33-33 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Kevin Ben hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Stephen Darrington pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Dennis Ham knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst double dribbles | 35-33 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Stephen Darrington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Joseph | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fynn Arrambide - foul #1 on Fynn Arrambide, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Kevin Ben grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Dennis Ham loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Brown (C) Fynn Arrambide | |
| 17:22 | Akron | Donald Rey denies the turnaround by Daniel Hayhurst | 38-35 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Kevin Ben knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hayhurst | 38-38 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Michael Reid is hacked by Daniel Hayhurst - foul #3 on Daniel Hayhurst, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Frank Begley (PF), Matthew Mestas (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Kent Goldstein | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Ernest Joseph swats the shot by Walter Lolley | 39-38 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Todd McClour loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Matthew Mestas | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Lolley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Begley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Oscar Johnson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 14:53 | Akron | The jump hook by Frank Begley is blocked by Dennis Ham | 41-38 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Michael Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Lolley | 41-41 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Ernest Joseph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 41-41 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Michael Brown is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Donald Rey (C) Todd McClour, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Roman Wright, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF) Herbert Alexander, Walter Lolley, Michael Brown, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Donald Rey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Dixon and he's fouled by Frank Begley - foul #2 on Frank Begley, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Mestas (C) Frank Begley | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Aaron Dixon gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Aaron Dixon snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Michael Reid misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Donald Rey snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Aaron Dixon makes the shot from the baseline set up by Randy Steinfeldt and he's fouled by Matthew Mestas - foul #2 on Matthew Mestas, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (C) Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Brown (C) Matthew Mestas | |
| 12:47 | Rice | Aaron Dixon makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Kevin Ben knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 47-44 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Michael Reid is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Michael Reid, Aaron Dixon, Roman Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Michael Brown | |
| 12:11 | Akron | Robert Jackson is hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Kent Goldstein's layup is rejected by Ernest Joseph | 47-44 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Kevin Ben hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Stephen Darrington connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Ham | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fynn Arrambide (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 11:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Randy Steinfeldt | 49-46 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Roman Wright (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Frank Begley (PF) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kevin Ben, Kent Goldstein | |
| 10:57 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Walter Lolley gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Frank Begley knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Roman Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Matthew Mestas (C) Walter Lolley, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 10:06 | Akron | Michael Reid steals it from Frank Begley | 49-48 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Michael Reid dunks the ball | 51-48 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Michael Brown buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Herbert Alexander | 51-50 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Rey | 54-50 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Herbert Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Matthew Mestas can't tip it in | 54-50 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Robert Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Robert Jackson is hacked by Todd McClour - foul #1 on Todd McClour, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF), Fynn Arrambide (C) Robert Jackson, Michael Brown, Frank Begley, Matthew Mestas | |
| 08:38 | Akron | Kent Goldstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Alexander - foul #2 on Herbert Alexander, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Lolley (PG) Herbert Alexander | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Dennis Ham is called for the reach on Kevin Ben - foul #3 on Dennis Ham, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst lays it up and in set up by Kevin Ben and the foul's on Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Michael Brown (C) Walter Lolley, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Oscar Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Stephen Darrington drills a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (SF) Dennis Ham | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Ernest Joseph snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Kevin Ben loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Michael Reid hits a shot from the right side set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 61-53 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Kent Goldstein is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kent Goldstein, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Ham (SF) Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Akron | Fynn Arrambide (C) Kevin Ben | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Kent Goldstein snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #4 on Dennis Ham, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Donald Rey (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (SG), Frank Begley (PF) Daniel Hayhurst, Kent Goldstein | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Frank Begley pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Donald Rey steals it from Michael Brown | 61-54 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Frank Begley swats the layup by Dennis Ham | 61-54 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Roman Wright snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Todd McClour hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Reid | 63-54 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Frank Begley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Frank Begley, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Dennis Ham, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Hayhurst (SG), Kevin Ben (SF), Kent Goldstein (PF) Robert Jackson, Michael Brown, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Kent Goldstein snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Herbert Alexander misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Ernest Joseph pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Herbert Alexander gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Akron | Frank Begley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Herbert Alexander misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Kevin Ben gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roman Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Herbert Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hayhurst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Ben (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kent Goldstein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Begley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Herbert Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SF) Roman Wright | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Brown (C) Frank Begley | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Michael Reid drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt | 65-54 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Ham (SF) Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Jackson (PG), Fynn Arrambide (C) Herbert Alexander, Michael Brown | |
| 02:39 | Akron | Oscar Johnson steals it from Kent Goldstein | 65-54 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Stephen Darrington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Kent Goldstein pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Fynn Arrambide can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Stephen Darrington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Ham | 68-54 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Dennis Ham is called for the reach on Kevin Ben - foul #5 on Dennis Ham, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Alexander (PG), Walter Lolley (SG), Michael Brown (PF), Frank Begley (C) Robert Jackson, Daniel Hayhurst, Kent Goldstein, Fynn Arrambide | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Kevin Ben makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Kevin Ben misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Kevin Ben is called for the reach on Roman Wright - foul #2 on Kevin Ben, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Mestas (C) Kevin Ben | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Matthew Mestas gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Frank Begley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Michael Reid snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Todd McClour runs out the clock | 68-55 |