| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) C - Donald Vice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Geier (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Rodrigues (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McBrady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Booker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Schneck inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Farley - foul #1 on Brian Farley, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG) Warren Geier | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:25 | Bucknell | Brian Farley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 19:24 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Johnny Fowler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 19:00 | Bucknell | Joe Booker grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 18:36 | Bucknell | Joe Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 18:28 | Rice | Bert Allen clanks a shot from the left side | 25-37 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it in | 27-37 |
| 17:58 | Bucknell | Brian Farley travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 17:41 | Bucknell | Joe Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:20 | Bucknell | Brian Farley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Rodrigues and the foul's on Donald Vice - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (SG) Johnny Fowler | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG) Warren Geier | |
| 17:20 | Bucknell | Brian Farley misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Martin Murphy grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Donald Vice jams it on a great pass from Bert Allen and he's fouled by Michael McBrady - foul #1 on Michael McBrady, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:13 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:51 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Bert Allen is called for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Rice | John Dupont (SG), Kenneth Washington (PF), Ray Sawyers (C) Bert Allen, Martin Murphy, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues drills a floater from the right side set up by Warren Geier | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dupont (fresh) SF - David Schneck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Sawyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Farley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Geier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McBrady (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Booker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | David Schneck clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Rodrigues - foul #1 on John Rodrigues, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Barry Scott (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Donald Vice (C) Louis Hunt, John Dupont, Kenneth Washington, Ray Sawyers | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Willie Joshua (SF), Daryl Roach (PF), Reginald Driskell (C) Brian Farley, John Rodrigues, Michael McBrady, Joe Booker | |
| 15:36 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:36 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 15:23 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Geier and the foul's on Barry Scott - foul #4 on Barry Scott, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (SG), Joseph Malone (SF) Barry Scott, David Schneck | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF), Michael McBrady (PF), Joe Booker (C) Warren Geier, Daryl Roach, Reginald Driskell | |
| 15:23 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:23 | Bucknell | Joe Booker snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 15:03 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Marx and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulmuniem - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG), Reginald Driskell (C) John Rodrigues, Joe Booker | |
| 15:03 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady misses the free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Martin Murphy | 31-47 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Johnny Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 14:46 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Warren Geier double dribbles | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF), Daryl Roach (PF), Joe Booker (C) Willie Joshua, Michael McBrady, Reginald Driskell | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Joseph Malone misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Geier - foul #2 on Warren Geier, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG) Warren Geier | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Joseph Malone misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Joseph Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:05 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-47 |
| 14:04 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues tips it home | 32-49 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the lay-in | 32-49 |
| 13:45 | Bucknell | Robert Marx grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 13:26 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua is fouled on the floor by Martin Murphy - foul #1 on Martin Murphy, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (PG), John Dupont (SG), David Schneck (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Bert Allen, Johnny Fowler, Joseph Malone, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG), Michael McBrady (PF), Reginald Driskell (C) Willie Joshua, Daryl Roach, Joe Booker | |
| 13:10 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady double dribbles | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SF), Joe Booker (C) John Rodrigues, Reginald Driskell | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Kenneth Washington hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Booker - foul #1 on Joe Booker, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF) Willie Joshua | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Kenneth Washington makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Kenneth Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:53 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:28 | Bucknell | Warren Geier knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Marx | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Martin Murphy hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 11:49 | Bucknell | Robert Marx steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Johnny Fowler (SG), Donald Vice (C) Louis Hunt, John Dupont, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SF), Reginald Driskell (C) John Rodrigues, Joe Booker | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Geier (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Joshua (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael McBrady (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Driskell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Johnny Fowler misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 11:27 | Rice | David Schneck hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 10:58 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady misses short on a runner in the lane | 38-51 |
| 10:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Washington | 38-51 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Bert Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 10:50 | Bucknell | Robert Marx gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:29 | Bucknell | Robert Marx hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Bert Allen snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Kenneth Washington misses long on a floater from the right block | 38-51 |
| 10:02 | Bucknell | Robert Marx snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 09:44 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Washington - foul #1 on Kenneth Washington, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (SG), Martin Murphy (PF) Johnny Fowler, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), John Rodrigues (SF), Joe Booker (C) Robert Marx, Warren Geier, Reginald Driskell | |
| 09:44 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:44 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Donald Vice misses short on a shot from close range | 38-52 |
| 09:17 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael McBrady | 38-52 |
| 09:12 | Bucknell | Brian Farley buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael McBrady and he's hacked by Louis Hunt - foul #1 on Louis Hunt, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Malone (SF) David Schneck | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daryl Roach (PF) Michael McBrady | |
| 09:12 | Bucknell | Brian Farley makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Bert Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 08:39 | Bucknell | Warren Geier makes the runner in the paint | 38-57 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Bert Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 08:15 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 07:56 | Bucknell | Warren Geier misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Vice - foul #3 on Donald Vice, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (PG), Barry Scott (SG), David Schneck (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bert Allen, Louis Hunt, Joseph Malone, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Michael McBrady (PF) Brian Farley, Daryl Roach | |
| 07:56 | Bucknell | Warren Geier makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:56 | Bucknell | Warren Geier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:44 | Rice | David Schneck is hacked by John Rodrigues - foul #2 on John Rodrigues, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG), Daryl Roach (PF) Warren Geier, Michael McBrady | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Scott (fresh) 4 pf. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Martin Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Joshua (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rodrigues (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Roach (fresh) C - Joe Booker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Robert Marx steps in front of the Johnny Fowler pass | 38-59 |
| 07:05 | Bucknell | Robert Marx drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Rodrigues and the foul's on Johnny Fowler - foul #1 on Johnny Fowler, team foul #8 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael McBrady (PF) Daryl Roach | |
| 07:05 | Bucknell | Robert Marx misses the free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Barry Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-61 |
| 06:52 | Bucknell | Robert Marx pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Robert Marx buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McBrady | 38-63 |
| 06:33 | Rice | David Schneck knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Fowler | 41-63 |
| 06:08 | Bucknell | Robert Marx lays it up and in | 41-65 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Martin Murphy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Joe Booker banks in the layup set up by Michael McBrady and he's fouled by Martin Murphy - foul #2 on Martin Murphy, team foul #9 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (PG), John Dupont (SG), Joseph Malone (SF), Kenneth Washington (PF), Ray Sawyers (C) Johnny Fowler, Barry Scott, David Schneck, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Adam Fletcher (SG), Leonard Reed (SF), Daryl Roach (PF) Willie Joshua, John Rodrigues, Michael McBrady | |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Joe Booker makes the free throw | 44-68 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Kenneth Washington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daryl Roach - foul #1 on Daryl Roach, team foul #7 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG), Reginald Driskell (C) Adam Fletcher, Joe Booker | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Kenneth Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Kenneth Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 04:55 | Bucknell | Louis Hunt takes the ball from Robert Marx | 46-68 |
| 04:52 | Rice | John Dupont banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Hunt | 48-68 |
| 04:47 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Marx | 48-70 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Joseph Malone is hacked by Leonard Reed - foul #1 on Leonard Reed, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Adam Fletcher (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Joseph Malone makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Joseph Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:03 | Bucknell | Ray Sawyers takes the ball from Leonard Reed | 50-70 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Ray Sawyers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ray Sawyers, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Ray Sawyers | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG) Adam Fletcher | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Roach | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Marx (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Joshua (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Reed (fresh) PF - Daryl Roach (fresh) C - Reginald Driskell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Martin Murphy travels with the ball | 50-73 |
| 03:06 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell is hacked by Kenneth Washington - foul #2 on Kenneth Washington, team foul #11 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (PG) John Dupont | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Adam Fletcher (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 03:06 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:06 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Kenneth Washington snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Joseph Malone buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 02:35 | Bucknell | Robert Marx hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 02:33 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell tips it home | 53-76 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Louis Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 53-76 |
| Subs | Rice | John Dupont (SG), Ray Sawyers (SF) Louis Hunt, Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SG) Adam Fletcher | |
| 01:52 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Marx | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Martin Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 53-79 |
| 01:24 | Rice | John Dupont misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 01:23 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Reginald Driskell | 53-79 |
| 01:08 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Marx | 53-81 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Leonard Reed swats the shot by Ray Sawyers | 53-81 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Ray Sawyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Ray Sawyers clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Reed - foul #2 on Leonard Reed, team foul #9 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (SG) John Dupont | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Ray Sawyers makes the 1st free throw | 54-81 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Ray Sawyers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Ray Sawyers is called for the reach on Leonard Reed - foul #2 on Ray Sawyers, team foul #12 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Malone (SF) Ray Sawyers | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Leonard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Leonard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-83 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Louis Hunt knocks in the shot from the left wing | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Robert Marx runs out the clock | 57-83 |