| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Peter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Austin Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Blazejewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski connects on the turnaround from close range | 32-41 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Falls | 35-41 |
| 19:17 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Billy Falls knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:36 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Thomas Barnum connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Damian Carr | 40-41 |
| 18:15 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski's pass is intercepted by Thomas Barnum | 40-41 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Brian Ziff tips it home | 42-41 |
| 17:56 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Blazejewski | 42-43 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 17:33 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Richard Blazejewski | 42-43 |
| 17:26 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Brian Ziff - foul #2 on Brian Ziff, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (SF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez (PG), Randy Solomon (SF), Phillip Kinsella (PF) Craig Peter, Austin Cordero, Harold Hanson | |
| 17:26 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:26 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Billy Falls loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Buchanan (SF) Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Clarence Jones (C) Richard Blazejewski | |
| 16:50 | Texas A&M | Phillip Kinsella scores on a shot from the right block | 42-47 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Billy Falls knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bolden | 45-47 |
| 16:00 | Texas A&M | Clarence Jones drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Moises Hernandez | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Buchanan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) C - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Moises Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Solomon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Kinsella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Jack Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 15:41 | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:36 | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Moises Hernandez | 45-51 |
| 15:16 | Rice | David Stratton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 15:14 | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 15:09 | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon is hacked by David Stratton - foul #1 on David Stratton, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Jack Buchanan, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Peter (PG), Austin Cordero (SG), Courtney Davis (PF), Richard Blazejewski (C) Moises Hernandez, Brian Johnson, Phillip Kinsella, Clarence Jones | |
| 14:55 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero drills a runner from the right block | 45-53 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Damian Carr throws it down | 47-53 |
| 14:12 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski misses the dunk | 47-53 |
| 14:10 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 13:59 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski drills a shot from the right block | 47-55 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Brian Ziff buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Walters | 49-55 |
| 13:31 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 13:30 | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:13 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 49-55 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Edwin Compton snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Thomas Barnum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez (PG), Brian Johnson (SG), Harold Hanson (PF), Phillip Kinsella (C) Craig Peter, Randy Solomon, Courtney Davis, Richard Blazejewski | |
| 12:13 | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez buries a turnaround from the right block | 49-57 |
| 11:59 | Rice | William Grunwald can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 11:57 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Grunwald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Moises Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Austin Cordero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Kinsella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez misses the jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 11:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Johnny Jelinski | 49-57 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Billy Falls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 11:29 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 11:24 | Texas A&M | Brian Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Damian Carr gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 11:06 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the lay-in | 49-57 |
| 11:04 | Texas A&M | Brian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 11:02 | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez loses the dribble to Charles Bolden in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Moises Hernandez steals the ball from Charles Bolden | 49-57 |
| 10:36 | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Jelinski | 49-57 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Bolden | 52-57 |
| 10:07 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Moises Hernandez | 52-60 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Austin Cordero is called for the reach on Johnny Jelinski - foul #1 on Austin Cordero, team foul #1 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Edwin Compton (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Damian Carr, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Peter (PG), Randy Solomon (SF), Courtney Davis (PF), Richard Blazejewski (C) Moises Hernandez, Austin Cordero, Harold Hanson, Phillip Kinsella | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 09:29 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Jelinski | 52-60 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Billy Falls is hacked by Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #2 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (PF) Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 08:59 | Rice | David Stratton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 08:57 | Rice | David Stratton tips it home | 54-60 |
| 08:30 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Peter and he's hacked by Brian Ziff - foul #3 on Brian Ziff, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (PF) Billy Falls, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez (SG) Brian Johnson | |
| 08:30 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Edwin Compton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 07:40 | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-63 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Peter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Moises Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Solomon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Courtney Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Blazejewski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Brian Ziff connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Moises Hernandez - foul #2 on Moises Hernandez, team foul #3 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Damian Carr (PF) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Edwin Compton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Phillip Kinsella (SF), Harold Hanson (PF) Randy Solomon, Courtney Davis | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:22 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:59 | Texas A&M | Phillip Kinsella is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Phillip Kinsella, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Grunwald (C) Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero (SF) Richard Blazejewski | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Moises Hernandez - foul #3 on Moises Hernandez, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Brian Johnson (SG) Moises Hernandez | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:39 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 06:23 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 06:21 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson misses the tip | 57-63 |
| 06:19 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Bolden - foul #2 on Charles Bolden, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Edwin Compton (SF) Charles Bolden, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Randy Solomon (SF) Craig Peter | |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the easy layup | 57-65 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Damian Carr tips it home | 59-65 |
| 05:13 | Texas A&M | Brian Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-65 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Edwin Compton snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Billy Falls drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Compton | 61-65 |
| 04:47 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Peter (PG), Courtney Davis (PF), Richard Blazejewski (C) Randy Solomon, Harold Hanson, Phillip Kinsella | |
| 04:23 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Johnson | 61-68 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses short on a floater from close range | 61-68 |
| 04:15 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 04:08 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brian Johnson | 61-70 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Brian Ziff pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Compton | 63-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Peter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Austin Cordero (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Courtney Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Blazejewski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Johnson | 63-73 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 03:09 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis grabs the board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis scores on a fadeaway from close range | 63-75 |
| 02:41 | Rice | The jump hook by Thomas Barnum is blocked by Courtney Davis | 63-75 |
| 02:39 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero grabs the board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-78 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Damian Carr buries a jump hook from the baseline | 65-78 |
| 01:41 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-78 |
| 01:40 | Texas A&M | Richard Blazejewski misses the tip | 65-78 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Damian Carr gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Damian Carr is fouled on the floor by Courtney Davis - foul #4 on Courtney Davis, team foul #6 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Moises Hernandez (PG), Randy Solomon (SF), Harold Hanson (PF), Phillip Kinsella (C) Craig Peter, Austin Cordero, Courtney Davis, Richard Blazejewski | |
| 00:59 | Rice | James Walters misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-78 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the offensive board | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | William Grunwald connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Brian Johnson - foul #2 on Brian Johnson, team foul #7 | 67-78 |
| 00:55 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the free throw | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Texas A&M | Brian Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Walters - foul #1 on James Walters, team foul #5 | 68-78 |
| 00:52 | Texas A&M | Charles Bolden is called for the reach on Brian Johnson - foul #3 on Charles Bolden, team foul #6 | 68-78 |
| 00:50 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson is hacked by William Grunwald - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #7 | 68-78 |
| 00:50 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:50 | Rice | David Stratton snags the defensive board | 68-78 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Moises Hernandez is called for the reach on Charles Bolden - foul #4 on Moises Hernandez, team foul #8 | 68-78 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson is hacked by Charles Bolden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Bolden, team foul #8 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Peter (PG), Austin Cordero (SF), Courtney Davis (C) Moises Hernandez, Randy Solomon, Phillip Kinsella | |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | Harold Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 70-78 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-78 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Falls | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis is hacked by Thomas Barnum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Courtney Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Billy Falls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 00:21 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:20 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero is hacked by Billy Falls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #10 | 73-80 |
| 00:20 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:20 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-82 |
| 00:10 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero pulls down the rebound | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Barnum - foul #2 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:09 | Texas A&M | Austin Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the floater from the left side | 73-84 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Edwin Compton tips it in | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Craig Peter runs out the clock | 75-84 |