| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Simek (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Mele (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Edgin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Lomeli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli dunks the ball | 32-36 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Chad Lomeli steps in front of the Charles Pauley pass | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | Southern Utah | James Simek tips it in | 32-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Gene Groves lays it in | 34-38 |
| 18:29 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Charles Pauley snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Gene Groves clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Charles Pauley hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 17:47 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), James Borges (SG), Danny Bever (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Hay (PF), Larry Tichenor (C) Michael Edgin, Chad Lomeli | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Danny Bever misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:28 | Southern Utah | James Simek pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon buries a jumpshot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 16:59 | Rice | James Borges misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-40 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 16:57 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:53 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Horace Gordon | 36-42 |
| 16:28 | Rice | William Hutchinson can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | Rice | William Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 16:08 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:56 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Gordon | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Borges (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Simek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Mele (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Tichenor (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Williams | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | Southern Utah | Larry Tichenor is whistled for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Steven Baumgartner (PF), Charles Pauley (C) Russell Williams, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon (PG), Irvin Pomeroy (SG), Ronnie Hodo (SF), Michael Edgin (PF), Chad Lomeli (C) James Simek, Horace Gordon, Earl Mele, Robert Hay, Larry Tichenor | |
| 15:13 | Rice | James Borges scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steven Baumgartner | 43-44 |
| 14:50 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Hodgdon | 43-47 |
| 14:25 | Rice | James Borges connects on the shot in the lane | 45-47 |
| 14:06 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:05 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:57 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Marty Scheffler - foul #1 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF) James Borges | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Earl Mele (SF) Ronnie Hodo | |
| 13:47 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 13:46 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is fouled on the floor by Irvin Pomeroy - foul #2 on Irvin Pomeroy, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Danny Bever (C) Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Danny Bever tips it home | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Gene Groves hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hughes | 49-49 |
| 12:35 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Danny Bever - foul #2 on Danny Bever, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), William Hutchinson (PF) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Steven Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Simek (PG), Horace Gordon (SG), Robert Hay (PF), Larry Tichenor (C) Charles Hodgdon, Irvin Pomeroy, Michael Edgin, Chad Lomeli | |
| 12:23 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:21 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:09 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 12:07 | Southern Utah | James Simek tips it home | 49-51 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Earl Mele picks off the pass by Jeffrey Hughes | 49-51 |
| 11:40 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele lays it in | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Simek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Horace Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Mele (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Tichenor (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is fouled on the floor by Larry Tichenor - foul #1 on Larry Tichenor, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SF), Charles Pauley (C) Jeffrey Hughes, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Ronnie Hodo (SF) Earl Mele | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Richard Long is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG) Richard Long | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon (SF) Ronnie Hodo | |
| 10:59 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Charles Pauley - foul #3 on Charles Pauley, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Marty Scheffler (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli (C) Larry Tichenor | |
| 10:59 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is called for a charge - foul #2 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Earl Mele (SF), Michael Edgin (PF) Charles Hodgdon, Robert Hay | |
| 10:28 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon misses the shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 10:27 | Rice | William Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Charles Pauley drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Groves | 51-55 |
| 09:47 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Hutchinson - foul #1 on William Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Danny Bever (C) Gene Groves, William Hutchinson, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon (PG), Irvin Pomeroy (SG) James Simek, Horace Gordon | |
| 09:47 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:47 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Marty Scheffler | 53-57 |
| 09:18 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Mele | 53-60 |
| 08:55 | Rice | James Borges comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Mele - foul #3 on Earl Mele, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG) Marty Scheffler | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Ronnie Hodo (SF), Robert Hay (PF), Larry Tichenor (C) Earl Mele, Michael Edgin, Chad Lomeli | |
| 08:55 | Rice | James Borges makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:55 | Rice | James Borges makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:41 | Southern Utah | Larry Tichenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Richard Long scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Hughes | 58-60 |
| 08:13 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-60 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Danny Bever pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Williams | 60-60 |
| 07:43 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy drills a floater from the left block | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Borges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Charles Hodgdon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Irvin Pomeroy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronnie Hodo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Tichenor (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Russell Williams buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hughes | 62-62 |
| 07:10 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Hughes | 62-62 |
| 07:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Russell Williams | 62-62 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Russell Williams knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Borges | 64-62 |
| 06:38 | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon is called for 5 seconds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), William Hutchinson (PF), Charles Pauley (C) Richard Long, Russell Williams, Jeffrey Hughes, James Borges, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Simek (PG), Horace Gordon (SG), Earl Mele (SF), Michael Edgin (PF), Chad Lomeli (C) Charles Hodgdon, Irvin Pomeroy, Ronnie Hodo, Robert Hay, Larry Tichenor | |
| 06:21 | Rice | Charles Pauley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Groves | 67-62 |
| 06:06 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 06:04 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin tips it but misses | 67-62 |
| 06:02 | Southern Utah | James Simek grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:44 | Southern Utah | Charles Pauley swats the dunk try by Michael Edgin | 67-62 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Marty Scheffler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 05:36 | Rice | William Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Gene Groves's floater is tipped away by Chad Lomeli | 67-62 |
| 05:22 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marty Scheffler - foul #3 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF) Steven Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:17 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is called for traveling | 67-64 |
| 04:41 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Marty Scheffler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:19 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:09 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Horace Gordon | 67-66 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Gene Groves lays it up and in | 69-66 |
| 03:29 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Marty Scheffler - foul #4 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (PF), Danny Bever (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, William Hutchinson, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon (PG), Irvin Pomeroy (SG), Robert Hay (PF) James Simek, Horace Gordon, Michael Edgin | |
| 03:29 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:29 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:29 | Rice | James Borges pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Borges (fresh) 6 pts. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Charles Hodgdon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Irvin Pomeroy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Earl Mele (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Lomeli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Richard Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Ronnie Hodo (SF), Larry Tichenor (C) Earl Mele, Chad Lomeli | |
| 03:01 | Southern Utah | Charles Hodgdon's fadeaway is rejected by James Borges | 69-67 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Danny Bever grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), William Hutchinson (PF) Richard Long, James Borges | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | James Simek (PG), Horace Gordon (SG), Earl Mele (SF) Charles Hodgdon, Irvin Pomeroy, Ronnie Hodo | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Mele - foul #4 on Earl Mele, team foul #4 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Marty Scheffler (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli (C) Larry Tichenor | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:24 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli clanks a jumper from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 02:22 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon can't tip it in | 70-67 |
| 02:20 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 02:10 | Southern Utah | Gene Groves steals it from Horace Gordon | 70-67 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Gene Groves hits the finger roll | 72-67 |
| 01:51 | Southern Utah | Robert Hay is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Hay, team foul #5 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Pauley (C) Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin (PF) Robert Hay | |
| 01:31 | Rice | Earl Mele steps in front of the Jeffrey Hughes pass | 72-67 |
| 01:13 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Marty Scheffler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Hutchinson | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Utah | William Hutchinson is called for the reach on Michael Edgin - foul #2 on William Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:42 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Michael Edgin is called for the reach on William Hutchinson - foul #2 on Michael Edgin, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG) Gene Groves | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is fouled on the floor by James Simek - foul #1 on James Simek, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Marty Scheffler misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Simek | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses long on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Simek (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Gordon (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Mele (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Edgin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Lomeli (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin's pass is intercepted by Charles Pauley | 75-75 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Horace Gordon - foul #2 on Horace Gordon, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 04:18 | Southern Utah | William Hutchinson denies the turnaround by Michael Edgin | 78-75 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Gene Groves snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Gene Groves drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Hutchinson | 80-75 |
| 03:50 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Charles Pauley snags the defensive board | 80-75 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Marty Scheffler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 03:35 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 03:22 | Southern Utah | The jump hook by Earl Mele is blocked by William Hutchinson | 80-75 |
| 03:20 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin tips it back up and in | 80-77 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #9 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (SG) Marty Scheffler | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Hay (C) Chad Lomeli | |
| 02:50 | Southern Utah | Jeffrey Hughes is called for the reach on Horace Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hughes, team foul #10 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Danny Bever (C) Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Larry Tichenor (C) Michael Edgin | |
| 02:50 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:50 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Pauley (C) Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin (PF), Chad Lomeli (C) Robert Hay, Larry Tichenor | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Gene Groves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-79 |
| 02:21 | Southern Utah | Chad Lomeli grabs the board | 80-79 |
| 02:11 | Southern Utah | Russell Williams steps in front of the Horace Gordon pass | 80-79 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-79 |
| 01:48 | Southern Utah | Earl Mele grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 01:42 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon is hacked by Charles Pauley - foul #4 on Charles Pauley, team foul #11 | 80-79 |
| 01:42 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:42 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:42 | Rice | William Hutchinson gets the rebound | 80-80 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Earl Mele - foul #5 on Earl Mele, team foul #9 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy (SF) Earl Mele | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:21 | Southern Utah | Michael Edgin pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 01:08 | Southern Utah | James Simek misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-80 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Russell Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Hutchinson | 83-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Pauley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - James Simek (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Gordon (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irvin Pomeroy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Edgin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Lomeli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:30 | Southern Utah | Horace Gordon loses the dribble to Charles Pauley | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gene Groves is hacked by Horace Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Gordon, team foul #10 | 83-80 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gene Groves makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gene Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:27 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Chad Lomeli | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Utah | James Simek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-80 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes snags the defensive board | 84-80 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is hacked by Horace Gordon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Gordon, team foul #11 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG) Gene Groves | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:13 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-80 |
| 00:11 | Rice | William Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG) Richard Long | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by James Simek - foul #2 on James Simek, team foul #12 | 86-80 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy is fouled on the floor by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #12 | 88-80 |
| 00:03 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:03 | Southern Utah | Irvin Pomeroy misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Charles Pauley snags the defensive board | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gene Groves runs out the clock | 88-81 |