| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Scott (fresh) SF - David Schneck (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad George (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barney Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Schneck inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-32 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 19:31 | Rice | David Schneck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Donald Vice scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Barry Scott | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George is denied on a layup by David Schneck | 29-32 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Freddie McDanel steals the ball from Donald Vice | 29-34 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Schneck - foul #1 on David Schneck, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Bert Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bert Allen picks off the pass by Chad George | 29-35 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Chad George blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 29-35 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:26 | Rice | David Schneck lays it in and he's fouled by Woodrow Kinsella - foul #2 on Woodrow Kinsella, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (PG), Louis Hunt (SG), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Bert Allen, Barry Scott, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), John Donalson (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) Chris Coleman, Woodrow Kinsella, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| 16:26 | Rice | David Schneck makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Murphy denies the turnaround by Patrick Johnson | 32-35 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Kenneth Washington grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Donalson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ramey (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Freddie McDanel steals it from Louis Hunt | 32-35 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson misses the floater from the left side | 32-35 |
| 15:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Schneck | 32-35 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Louis Hunt misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Johnson - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Malone (SF) David Schneck | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella (SF) Freddie McDanel | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Louis Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Louis Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Johnny Fowler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Barry Scott (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Donald Vice (C) Louis Hunt, Johnny Fowler, Martin Murphy, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG) Patrick Johnson | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Donald Vice misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Ramey - foul #3 on James Ramey, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad George (PF) Edward Peterson | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Donald Vice makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George is hacked by Bert Allen - foul #1 on Bert Allen, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel (SG), Barney Ainsworth (C) John Donalson, James Ramey | |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 34-37 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Barney Ainsworth is called for the reach on Donald Vice - foul #1 on Barney Ainsworth, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SF) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Barry Scott is hacked by Freddie McDanel - foul #3 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (SG), Martin Murphy (PF) Barry Scott, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Edward Peterson (PF) Chris Coleman, Chad George | |
| 12:47 | Rice | David Schneck travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SF) Woodrow Kinsella | |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Donald Vice gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Bert Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel is denied on a layup by Martin Murphy | 34-37 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Johnny Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Donalson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Barney Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Martin Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Fowler | 37-37 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Vice swats the short shot by Edward Peterson | 37-37 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:10 | Rice | David Schneck scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 39-37 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Martin Murphy grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 10:50 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bert Allen | 41-37 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 41-40 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Freddie McDanel - foul #4 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Barry Scott (SG), Joseph Malone (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Johnny Fowler, David Schneck, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF), Chad George (PF), James Ramey (C) Patrick Johnson, Freddie McDanel, John Donalson, Barney Ainsworth | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (PG) Bert Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:04 | Rice | James Ramey denies the turnaround by Joseph Malone | 42-40 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Woodrow Kinsella | 42-40 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson is fouled on the floor by Barry Scott - foul #3 on Barry Scott, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Washington (C) Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks (SG) Edward Peterson | |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 42-40 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SF) Joseph Malone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Schneck clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ramey - foul #4 on James Ramey, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson (SG), Joseph Tune (C) Sam Hicks, James Ramey | |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella hits the finger roll set up by Edward Peterson | 43-42 |
| 08:13 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 43-42 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella is denied on a layup by David Schneck | 43-42 |
| 07:47 | Rice | David Schneck pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Scott (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Tune (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella is hacked by Louis Hunt - foul #2 on Louis Hunt, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Johnny Fowler (SG), Joseph Malone (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Donald Vice (C) Louis Hunt, Barry Scott, David Schneck, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Freddie McDanel (SG), Barney Ainsworth (C) Chris Coleman, Chad George, Joseph Tune | |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth hits the finger roll set up by Woodrow Kinsella and he's hacked by Donald Vice - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SF), James Ramey (PF) Woodrow Kinsella, Edward Peterson | |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Joseph Malone is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Patrick Johnson | 46-47 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Donald Vice misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-47 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Johnson | 46-50 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Martin Murphy knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Barney Ainsworth | 49-52 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Martin Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Bert Allen grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Barry Scott (SG), David Schneck (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Johnny Fowler, Joseph Malone, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF), Chad George (PF) Patrick Johnson, John Donalson, James Ramey | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Donald Vice lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 51-52 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George is hacked by Dikembe Abdulmuniem - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Woodrow Kinsella is denied by Donald Vice | 51-52 |
| 03:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Schneck | 51-52 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Chad George is called for the reach on David Schneck - foul #1 on Chad George, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey (C) Barney Ainsworth | |
| 03:48 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:48 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Scott (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad George (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Barry Scott - foul #4 on Barry Scott, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:00 | Rice | David Schneck misses badly on a runner in the lane | 53-53 |
| 02:58 | Rice | David Schneck tips it but misses | 53-53 |
| 02:56 | Rice | David Schneck snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Donald Vice drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 55-53 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel misses badly on a shot in the lane | 55-53 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Donald Vice knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Schneck | 57-53 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Barry Scott knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Bert Allen | 60-55 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 01:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 60-55 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Chad George picks off the pass by Barry Scott | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Barry Scott is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth (C) James Ramey | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Woodrow Kinsella | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Barry Scott is whistled for traveling | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chad George (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barney Ainsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Donald Vice wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem buries a shot in the paint | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Bert Allen misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-60 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth tips it home | 64-62 |
| 03:33 | Rice | David Schneck buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bert Allen | 67-62 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Barry Scott pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem is fouled on the floor by Chad George - foul #2 on Chad George, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (SG) Barry Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Edward Peterson (PF) Chris Coleman, Chad George | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson can't finish the layup | 68-62 |
| 02:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 68-62 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Woodrow Kinsella steals the ball from Johnny Fowler | 68-62 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Barry Scott (SG) Johnny Fowler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), Chad George (PF) Patrick Johnson, Edward Peterson | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth misses badly on a shot in the paint | 68-62 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth misses the tip | 68-62 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella hits the follow up shot | 68-64 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman is fouled on the floor by Barry Scott - foul #5 on Barry Scott, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Fowler (SG) Barry Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:35 | Rice | David Schneck gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Bert Allen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella buries a fadeaway from the left block | 71-67 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Chris Coleman steals it from Bert Allen in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | David Schneck picks off the pass by Woodrow Kinsella | 71-67 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Bert Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Schneck | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Fowler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Chad George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barney Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth misses badly on a shot from the left side | 73-67 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Coleman - foul #2 on Chris Coleman, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Hunt (SG) Johnny Fowler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bert Allen | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Coleman - foul #3 on Chris Coleman, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem is hacked by Freddie McDanel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SG) Freddie McDanel | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Dikembe Abdulmuniem makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Donalson | 77-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Chris Coleman is called for the reach on David Schneck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Coleman, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Hunt steps in front of the Chris Coleman pass in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Bert Allen lays it up and in set up by Louis Hunt | 80-69 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Coleman | 80-71 |
| 00:08 | Rice | David Schneck is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Coleman - foul #5 on Chris Coleman, team foul #15 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG) Chris Coleman | |
| 00:08 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:08 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-71 |
| 00:02 | Rice | David Schneck pulls down the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | David Schneck runs out the clock | 82-71 |