| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - James McClaskey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jamie Landwehr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denny Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Pettengill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett tips it in | 34-30 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Craig Shelton pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Daniel Coombs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:54 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:36 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett is hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #2 on Robert Weisner, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:22 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Weisner | 34-30 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Craig Shelton's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Pettengill | 34-30 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Pak - foul #1 on James Pak, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:38 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the lay-in but the foul's on James McClaskey - foul #2 on James McClaskey, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF) James Pak | |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:13 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Manuel Pettengill | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett misses the tip | 36-33 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Elliot Joyner pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the finger roll | 36-35 |
| 16:36 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell (PG), Brian Gordon (SF), Donald Horwitz (C) James McClaskey, Jamie Landwehr, Manuel Pettengill | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| 16:36 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:36 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence double dribbles | 37-35 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart (PG), Russell Luther (PF) Lawrence Lewis, Denny Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Moses Hubbard | |
| 15:51 | Charleston Southern | Richard Lloyd takes the ball from Sonny Stewart | 37-35 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 15:46 | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Sonny Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hummell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Luther (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Horwitz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Lloyd | 37-35 |
| 15:09 | Rice | James Pak hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Brian Gordon - foul #1 on Brian Gordon, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey (PG), Lawrence Lewis (SG), Jamie Landwehr (SF), Manuel Pettengill (C) Sonny Stewart, Scott Hummell, Russell Luther, Donald Horwitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence | |
| 15:09 | Rice | James Pak makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:09 | Rice | James Pak misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:09 | Charleston Southern | Brian Gordon snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:51 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett (PF) Brian Gordon | |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (SF) James Pak | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Craig Shelton is fouled on the floor by James McClaskey - foul #3 on James McClaskey, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Elliot Joyner connects on the runner from the left block | 37-38 |
| 13:50 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr jams it set up by James McClaskey | 39-38 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Rod Osborn's pass is intercepted by Jamie Landwehr | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Denny Barrett is called for the reach on Robert Weisner - foul #1 on Denny Barrett, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell (PG) James McClaskey | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Robert Weisner | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Craig Shelton comes up short on the shot from close range | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:18 | Charleston Southern | Daniel Coombs steals the ball from Lawrence Lewis | 39-38 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Rod Osborn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Coombs | 39-41 |
| 11:52 | Charleston Southern | Craig Shelton is called for the reach on Jamie Landwehr - foul #3 on Craig Shelton, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey (PG), Brian Gordon (SF), Russell Luther (PF), Donald Horwitz (C) Lawrence Lewis, Jamie Landwehr, Denny Barrett, Manuel Pettengill | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner, Craig Shelton | |
| 11:37 | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James McClaskey | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - James McClaskey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Hummell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gordon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russell Luther (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Horwitz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joshua Sims connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Lloyd | 41-44 |
| 10:44 | Charleston Southern | Russell Luther connects on the fadeaway from close range | 43-44 |
| 10:39 | Rice | James Pak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Moses Hubbard gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Russell Luther takes the ball from Moses Hubbard | 43-44 |
| 10:06 | Charleston Southern | Donald Horwitz scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brian Gordon | 45-44 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Joshua Sims scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Lawrence | 45-47 |
| 09:42 | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell loses the dribble to Richard Lloyd | 45-47 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Richard Lloyd can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence tips it in | 45-49 |
| 09:17 | Charleston Southern | Donald Horwitz is fouled on the floor by Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart (PG), Lawrence Lewis (SG), Jamie Landwehr (SF), Denny Barrett (PF), Manuel Pettengill (C) James McClaskey, Scott Hummell, Brian Gordon, Russell Luther, Donald Horwitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, James Pak, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| 09:02 | Charleston Southern | Daniel Coombs steps in front of the Sonny Stewart pass | 45-49 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Rod Osborn throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Coombs | 45-51 |
| 08:35 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Robert Weisner gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Daniel Coombs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:18 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 08:04 | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Scott Hummell (PG) Sonny Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Rod Osborn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Hummell - foul #1 on Scott Hummell, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:29 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis is hacked by Daniel Coombs - foul #2 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey (PG) Scott Hummell | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Elliot Joyner | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - James McClaskey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jamie Landwehr (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denny Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Pettengill (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Charleston Southern | Daniel Coombs steals it from Lawrence Lewis | 45-52 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 07:05 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:00 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James McClaskey | 48-52 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Rod Osborn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Pak | 48-55 |
| 06:19 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Lewis | 50-55 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Robert Weisner lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Coombs | 50-57 |
| 05:31 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Lewis | 52-57 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 05:13 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:02 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by James McClaskey | 55-57 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Robert Weisner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:28 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart (PG), Scott Hummell (SG), Brian Gordon (SF), Russell Luther (PF), Donald Horwitz (C) James McClaskey, Lawrence Lewis, Jamie Landwehr, Denny Barrett, Manuel Pettengill | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Craig Shelton | |
| 04:04 | Charleston Southern | Sonny Stewart buries a turnaround from the right block | 57-60 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Sonny Stewart picks off the pass by Kevin Lawrence | 57-60 |
| 03:15 | Charleston Southern | Russell Luther comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 03:13 | Charleston Southern | Brian Gordon tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Sonny Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hummell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Luther (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Horwitz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses short on a floater from the right side | 59-60 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 03:06 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 59-60 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Donald Horwitz is called for the reach on Elliot Joyner - foul #1 on Donald Horwitz, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis (SG) Sonny Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr (SF) Russell Luther | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG) Richard Lloyd | |
| 02:32 | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey (PG), Denny Barrett (PF), Manuel Pettengill (C) Scott Hummell, Brian Gordon, Donald Horwitz | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Moses Hubbard | |
| 02:15 | Charleston Southern | James Pak picks off the pass by James McClaskey | 59-60 |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Pak misses the dunk attempt | 59-60 |
| 02:11 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:05 | Charleston Southern | Jamie Landwehr is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jamie Landwehr, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the floater from the baseline | 59-60 |
| 01:49 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:37 | Charleston Southern | Manuel Pettengill scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Pak scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Rod Osborn and the foul's on Jamie Landwehr - foul #3 on Jamie Landwehr, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Pak makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 01:03 | Rice | James Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:59 | Rice | James Pak misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to James McClaskey | 62-63 |
| 00:42 | Charleston Southern | James McClaskey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Charleston Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Landwehr | 62-63 |
| 00:26 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James McClaskey | 64-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Rod Osborn clanks a turnaround in the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:18 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lewis | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Coombs - foul #4 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | Lawrence Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Rice | James Pak pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Weisner is fouled on the floor by Denny Barrett - foul #2 on Denny Barrett, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | Denny Barrett runs out the clock | 66-64 |