| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Gaskins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Deberry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Mosser (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hassel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it but misses | 24-32 |
| 19:32 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:16 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Robert Mosser blocks the jumper by Jason Macedo | 24-32 |
| 18:53 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:26 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry is whistled for traveling | 24-32 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Harvey Bull clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 18:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Neumiller | 24-32 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Tom Charlie (SF) Daniel Deberry | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (PF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 17:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:38 | Florida A&M | Larry Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Albert James comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Hassel - foul #2 on Mark Hassel, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Albert James makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Albert James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:07 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 27-37 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 16:47 | Florida A&M | Tom Charlie grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:43 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins is hacked by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luis White (PG), Larry Ruff (SG), John Modlin (PF), Edward Boland (C) Larry Johnson, Roger Gaskins, Robert Mosser, Mark Hassel | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller | |
| 16:21 | Florida A&M | Edward Boland lays it in set up by Larry Ruff and he's hacked by Salvatore Rossi - foul #2 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry (SF) Larry Ruff | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 16:21 | Florida A&M | Edward Boland makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Jason Macedo is denied on a layup by Edward Boland | 30-37 |
| 16:03 | Florida A&M | Luis White gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Luis White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Charlie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Daniel Deberry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Boland (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Modlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Junior Williamson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Modlin - foul #1 on John Modlin, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Larry Johnson (PG), Roger Gaskins (SG), Robert Mosser (PF), Mark Hassel (C) Luis White, Tom Charlie, Edward Boland, John Modlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:08 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry's pass is intercepted by Junior Williamson | 32-38 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Harvey Bull banks in the layup set up by Junior Williamson | 32-40 |
| 14:49 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luis White (SF) Daniel Deberry | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 14:49 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:49 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Larry Johnson is called for the reach on Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Tom Charlie (SF) Luis White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 34-42 |
| 13:58 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | David Boyd (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SF) Michael Neumiller | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Robert Mosser blocks the short jumper by Donald Richardson | 34-42 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Oscar Santana tips it back up and in | 34-44 |
| 13:16 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Rossi - foul #3 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry (SF), John Modlin (C) Roger Gaskins, Mark Hassel | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 12:55 | Florida A&M | Harvey Bull steals it from Robert Mosser | 34-44 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-44 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 12:18 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:04 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-44 |
| 12:03 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:45 | Florida A&M | David Boyd misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - David Boyd (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tom Charlie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Daniel Deberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Modlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Harvey Bull is hacked by David Boyd - foul #4 on David Boyd, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Larry Johnson (PG), Roger Gaskins (SG), Luis White (SF), Mark Hassel (C) David Boyd, Tom Charlie, Daniel Deberry, Robert Mosser | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Charles Holloway's pass is intercepted by Larry Johnson | 34-44 |
| 11:06 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 36-44 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Edward Boland (PF) John Modlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Junior Williamson | |
| 10:26 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 10:25 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:10 | Florida A&M | Donald Richardson swats the short shot by Mark Hassel | 36-44 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Holloway snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Michael Neumiller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 09:44 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:28 | Florida A&M | Edward Boland is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry (SF), Robert Mosser (PF) Luis White, Edward Boland | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Junior Williamson scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Neumiller | 36-46 |
| 08:46 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Mark Hassel blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Derosa | 36-46 |
| 08:28 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 08:08 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Macedo - foul #1 on Jason Macedo, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Luis White (PG), Tom Charlie (SG) Larry Johnson, Roger Gaskins | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| 08:08 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:08 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Jason Macedo loses the dribble to Tom Charlie | 38-46 |
| 07:37 | Florida A&M | Jason Macedo steps in front of the Daniel Deberry pass | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Luis White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Charlie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Daniel Deberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mosser (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Hassel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses short on a floater from the right block | 38-46 |
| 07:20 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Mark Hassel | 38-46 |
| 07:03 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Harvey Bull knocks in the floater near the basket | 38-48 |
| 06:23 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luis White | 40-48 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Tom Charlie steals the ball from Jason Macedo | 40-48 |
| 06:00 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Larry Johnson (PG), Roger Gaskins (SG), John Modlin (C) Luis White, Daniel Deberry, Mark Hassel | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Donald Richardson (PF) Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 05:45 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Harvey Bull pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 05:36 | Florida A&M | John Modlin gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:21 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 05:20 | Florida A&M | Robert Mosser grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 05:01 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Charlie | 43-48 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Harvey Bull is fouled on the floor by John Modlin - foul #2 on John Modlin, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry (SF), Mark Hassel (C) Tom Charlie, John Modlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| 04:24 | Rice | Michael Neumiller banks in the layup | 43-50 |
| 04:12 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Derosa - foul #1 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Modlin (PF) Robert Mosser | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:12 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:12 | Florida A&M | Mark Hassel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the easy layup | 45-50 |
| 03:51 | Florida A&M | John Modlin pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 03:26 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Gaskins (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Daniel Deberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Modlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hassel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Oscar Santana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | David Boyd (PG), Tom Charlie (SF), Robert Mosser (PF) Larry Johnson, Daniel Deberry, John Modlin | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Donald Richardson | |
| 02:59 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Derosa | 48-50 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Larry Johnson (PG), Daniel Deberry (SF) David Boyd, Tom Charlie | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Albert James | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 48-52 |
| 02:27 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Johnson | 51-52 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Jason Macedo connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Deberry - foul #2 on Daniel Deberry, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:58 | Florida A&M | Robert Mosser lays it up and in set up by Larry Johnson | 53-55 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Jason Macedo is fouled on the floor by Larry Johnson - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:48 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:29 | Florida A&M | Robert Mosser's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Derosa | 53-55 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Junior Williamson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Harvey Bull is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Harvey Bull, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:49 | Florida A&M | Robert Mosser comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the board | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Neumiller | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | Florida A&M | Robert Mosser snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:13 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | Florida A&M | Daniel Deberry grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:08 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jason Macedo is hacked by Roger Gaskins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Gaskins, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Albert James (PF) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Roger Gaskins misses the halfcourt shot | 53-59 |