| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wade Hensen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Powers (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Bruce Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Elmore (fresh) 3 stl. SF - William Matter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Lacinski (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Drysdale (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | William Matter inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Elmore | 35-49 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Robert Blake comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| 19:23 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight is hacked by Andy Pratt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Pratt, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Lansford (SF) Robert Blake | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:00 | Texas Tech | William Matter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Andy Pratt snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Randy Lansford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Decker | 39-49 |
| 18:46 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Decker blocks the short jumper by Anthony Drysdale | 39-49 |
| 18:44 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale can't tip it in | 39-49 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Randy Lansford gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Anthony Drysdale steps in front of the Andy Pratt pass | 39-49 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Wade Hensen steals it from William Matter | 39-49 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Wade Hensen loses the dribble to Bruce Knight in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 18:14 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight jams it | 39-51 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Randy Lansford is hacked by Patrick Elmore - foul #3 on Patrick Elmore, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Robert Blake (SF), Andrew Hunter (PF), William Romano (C) Andy Pratt, Wade Hensen, Randy Lansford, Kenneth Powers, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG), Don Anderson (SF), Joseph Feingold (C) Patrick Elmore, William Matter, Anthony Drysdale | |
| 17:43 | Rice | Robert Blake makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Marble | 42-51 |
| 17:27 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski can't throw it down | 42-51 |
| 17:25 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson tips it in | 42-53 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Andrew Hunter buries a runner from close range | 44-53 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 16:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 44-53 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Blake hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Hunter | 47-53 |
| 16:45 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Blake - foul #2 on Robert Blake, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (PG), Wade Hensen (SG), Sam Lane (C) Jeremy Marble, Jimmie Harris, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SG), Daniel Pender (SF), Mark Lambert (PF), Anthony Drysdale (C) Pasquale Gallegos, Don Anderson, Henry Lacinski, Joseph Feingold | |
| 16:29 | Texas Tech | Mark Lambert hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Knight | 47-55 |
| 16:27 | Rice | William Matter takes the ball from Wade Hensen in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | William Matter lays it in | 47-57 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Sam Lane lays it in | 49-57 |
| 15:51 | Texas Tech | Roy Thompson steals the ball from William Matter | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wade Hensen (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Robert Blake (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hunter (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Bruce Knight (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Matter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pender (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Drysdale (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Andrew Hunter drills a shot from the left side set up by Wade Hensen | 51-57 |
| 15:08 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Pender | 51-60 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Sam Lane is fouled on the floor by Mark Lambert - foul #2 on Mark Lambert, team foul #2 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), William Romano (PF), Jeffrey Decker (C) Roy Thompson, Wade Hensen, Robert Blake, Andrew Hunter, Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG), Patrick Elmore (SG), Don Anderson (SF), Henry Lacinski (PF), Joseph Feingold (C) Bruce Knight, William Matter, Daniel Pender, Mark Lambert, Anthony Drysdale | |
| 14:16 | Rice | Patrick Elmore steals the ball from Jeffrey Decker | 51-60 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Elmore | 51-62 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Randy Lansford scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jeffrey Decker | 53-62 |
| 13:47 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski is open and buries a shot in the paint set up by Don Anderson | 53-64 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Jimmie Harris comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 13:30 | Texas Tech | Patrick Elmore pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 13:07 | Rice | William Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Randy Lansford clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 53-64 |
| 13:01 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 12:56 | Texas Tech | Patrick Elmore is hacked by Jimmie Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmie Harris, team foul #3 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Kenneth Powers (PF) Andy Pratt, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale (C) Joseph Feingold | |
| 12:36 | Texas Tech | Patrick Elmore loses the dribble to Jimmie Harris | 53-64 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Jimmie Harris can't connect on a runner from close range | 53-64 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Randy Lansford tips it in | 55-64 |
| 12:29 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lansford - foul #1 on Randy Lansford, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG) Jimmie Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight (PG) Pasquale Gallegos | |
| 12:18 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-64 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Kenneth Powers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Powers, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG) Jeremy Marble | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SF), Mark Lambert (PF) Don Anderson, Henry Lacinski | |
| 11:59 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Randy Lansford grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Anthony Drysdale takes the ball from Andy Pratt | 55-64 |
| 11:54 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SF), William Romano (C) Randy Lansford, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Pender (SF) William Matter | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wade Hensen (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Roy Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Powers (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Bruce Knight (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Patrick Elmore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Drysdale (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Daniel Pender lays it in uncontested | 55-66 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Patrick Elmore steals the ball from Andy Pratt in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 11:06 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-66 |
| 11:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Powers | 55-66 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Andy Pratt travels in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Robert Blake (SF), Jeffrey Decker (C) Andy Pratt, Wade Hensen, Roy Thompson, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG), Henry Lacinski (PF), Joseph Feingold (C) Bruce Knight, Mark Lambert, Anthony Drysdale | |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Lansford (SF) Robert Blake | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SF) Daniel Pender | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Randy Lansford can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-66 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 10:17 | Texas Tech | Kenneth Powers steals the ball from Pasquale Gallegos in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker can't finish the layup | 55-66 |
| 10:03 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Patrick Elmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-66 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold grabs the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Decker | 55-66 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Jimmie Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Pasquale Gallegos - foul #1 on Pasquale Gallegos, team foul #3 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (PG), Wade Hensen (SG), Robert Blake (SF), Sam Lane (PF), William Romano (C) Jeremy Marble, Jimmie Harris, Randy Lansford, Kenneth Powers, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight (PG), Don Anderson (SF), Anthony Drysdale (C) Pasquale Gallegos, William Matter, Joseph Feingold | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Sam Lane misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Henry Lacinski | 55-66 |
| 09:08 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson is whistled for a carry | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Andrew Hunter (PF) Roy Thompson, Wade Hensen, Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Pender (SF), Mark Lambert (PF) Don Anderson, Henry Lacinski | |
| 09:06 | Rice | Bruce Knight steps in front of the Jimmie Harris pass in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 09:05 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight jams it | 55-68 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Andrew Hunter misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Knight - foul #3 on Bruce Knight, team foul #4 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Lansford (SF), Jeffrey Decker (C) Robert Blake, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG) Bruce Knight | |
| 08:47 | Rice | Andrew Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Andrew Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 08:24 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Decker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG) Jimmie Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SG) Patrick Elmore | |
| 08:24 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 08:24 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SF), Kenneth Powers (PF) Randy Lansford, Andrew Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight (PG), Don Anderson (SF), Henry Lacinski (PF), Joseph Feingold (C) Pasquale Gallegos, Daniel Pender, Mark Lambert, Anthony Drysdale | |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Kenneth Powers gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Wade Hensen (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Roy Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Powers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Decker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Bruce Knight (tired) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Matter (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Lacinski (tired) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Feingold (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Roy Thompson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Decker | 60-70 |
| 07:16 | Texas Tech | William Matter is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Bruce Knight | 60-73 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Andy Pratt scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Thompson and the foul's on Joseph Feingold - foul #1 on Joseph Feingold, team foul #5 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jimmie Harris (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), Sam Lane (PF), William Romano (C) Wade Hensen, Roy Thompson, Kenneth Powers, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG), Patrick Elmore (SG), Daniel Pender (SF), Mark Lambert (PF), Anthony Drysdale (C) Bruce Knight, William Matter, Don Anderson, Henry Lacinski, Joseph Feingold | |
| 06:56 | Rice | Andy Pratt makes the free throw | 63-73 |
| 06:46 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale can't finish the layup | 63-73 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Andrew Hunter (PF) Andy Pratt, Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Patrick Elmore is called for the reach on Jimmie Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Elmore, team foul #6 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF) Randy Lansford | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Andrew Hunter misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Drysdale - foul #2 on Anthony Drysdale, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Andrew Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Andrew Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | Mark Lambert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-73 |
| 05:54 | Texas Tech | Patrick Elmore tips it back up and in | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Mark Lambert is called for the reach on Robert Blake - foul #3 on Mark Lambert, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (PG), Kenneth Powers (PF), Jeffrey Decker (C) Jeremy Marble, Andrew Hunter, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight (PG), Don Anderson (SF), Henry Lacinski (PF), Joseph Feingold (C) Pasquale Gallegos, Daniel Pender, Mark Lambert, Anthony Drysdale | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Robert Blake makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Robert Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Decker | 67-75 |
| 05:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Thompson | 67-75 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Robert Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), Sam Lane (PF) Jimmie Harris, Robert Blake, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski misses long on an open shot near the basket | 67-75 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold grabs the offensive board | 67-75 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SG) Patrick Elmore | |
| 04:32 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold is whistled for traveling | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG) Roy Thompson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Don Anderson takes the ball from Randy Lansford | 67-75 |
| 04:08 | Texas Tech | William Matter misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-75 |
| 04:07 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold gets the offensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 03:44 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Matter | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Wade Hensen (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Randy Lansford (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Bruce Knight (very tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Matter (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don Anderson (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Lacinski (very tired) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Feingold (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Sam Lane double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Kenneth Powers (PF), Jeffrey Decker (C) Andy Pratt, Wade Hensen, Sam Lane, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos (PG), Patrick Elmore (SG), Daniel Pender (SF), Mark Lambert (PF), Anthony Drysdale (C) Bruce Knight, William Matter, Don Anderson, Henry Lacinski, Joseph Feingold | |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | Anthony Drysdale lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Pender | 67-79 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jimmie Harris scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Lansford and he's hacked by Anthony Drysdale - foul #3 on Anthony Drysdale, team foul #9 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SF) Randy Lansford | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jimmie Harris makes the free throw | 70-79 |
| 03:16 | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Marble - foul #2 on Jeremy Marble, team foul #7 | 70-79 |
| 03:16 | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 03:16 | Texas Tech | Pasquale Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Mark Lambert blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Powers | 70-81 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Kenneth Powers gets the offensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Jimmie Harris is hacked by Anthony Drysdale - foul #4 on Anthony Drysdale, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF), Andrew Hunter (PF) Jeremy Marble, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski (PF) Mark Lambert | |
| 02:53 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-81 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Jimmie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Jimmie Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Pasquale Gallegos and he's fouled by Jimmie Harris - foul #4 on Jimmie Harris, team foul #8 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG), William Romano (PF) Robert Blake, Andrew Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight (PG) Pasquale Gallegos | |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Henry Lacinski makes the free throw | 72-84 |
| 02:19 | Rice | William Romano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Elmore - foul #5 on Patrick Elmore, team foul #11 | 72-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Randy Lansford (SF) Roy Thompson, Jimmie Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Matter (SG) Patrick Elmore | |
| 02:19 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-84 |
| 02:19 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 02:19 | Rice | William Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:58 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Decker denies the turnaround by Henry Lacinski | 74-84 |
| 01:57 | Rice | William Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 74-84 |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | William Matter grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 01:43 | Texas Tech | William Matter loses the dribble to Wade Hensen in the backcourt | 74-84 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Wade Hensen misses the lay-in | 74-84 |
| 01:38 | Texas Tech | Daniel Pender snags the defensive board | 74-84 |
| 01:31 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andy Pratt - foul #2 on Andy Pratt, team foul #9 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF), Kenneth Powers (PF) Randy Lansford, William Romano | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Don Anderson (SF) Daniel Pender | |
| 01:31 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:31 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Kenneth Powers misses the easy open layup | 74-84 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it home | 76-84 |
| 01:14 | Texas Tech | Andy Pratt takes the ball from Bruce Knight in the backcourt | 76-84 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Andy Pratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-84 |
| 01:03 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight is hacked by Andy Pratt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andy Pratt, team foul #10 | 76-84 |
| 01:03 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 01:03 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Robert Blake comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 76-84 |
| 00:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Decker | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Robert Blake is fouled on the floor by Anthony Drysdale - foul #5 on Anthony Drysdale, team foul #12 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold (C) Anthony Drysdale | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold is hacked by Wade Hensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Hensen, team foul #11 | 76-84 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Kenneth Powers snags the defensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Robert Blake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-85 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Feingold blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Blake | 76-85 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson is hacked by Wade Hensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wade Hensen, team foul #12 | 76-85 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Don Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Andy Pratt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-87 |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Joseph Feingold pulls down the rebound | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Bruce Knight runs out the clock | 76-87 |