| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Mock - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | John Mock lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Cameron | 27-42 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-42 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-42 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Steven Hobbs hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Steinhauer | 29-42 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 18:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 29-42 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Steven Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-42 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is called for 10 seconds | 31-42 |
| 17:43 | Rice | John Mock denies the turnaround by Stephen Phillips | 31-42 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Steven Hobbs tips it home | 33-42 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is hacked by Steven Hobbs - foul #3 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Brett Davis (PF) Steven Hobbs, Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Jack Aviles buries a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Steven Parker - foul #2 on Steven Parker, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF) Mark Steinhauer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Adams (C) Anthony Hill | |
| 17:01 | Rice | Jack Aviles makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Jay Beck drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Horn | 36-45 |
| 16:35 | Rice | James Adams steals it from Jack Aviles | 36-45 |
| 16:14 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Benjamin Farrish is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF) Aaron Horn, Steven Parker, Jay Beck, James Adams | |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | John Mock misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jack Aviles - foul #1 on Jack Aviles, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SF) Jack Aviles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Hill (C) Mark Walcott | |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Antonio Peery steps in front of the Steven McKenize pass | 36-47 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester blows the layup | 36-47 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven McKenize (fresh) SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Mock | 36-50 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Stephen Phillips (PF) Steven McKenize, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hinton - foul #1 on James Hinton, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG) James Hinton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG) Antonio Peery | |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Stephen Phillips grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Vince Chidester - foul #2 on Vince Chidester, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester loses the ball out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (C) Mark Steinhauer, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF), James Adams (C) Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock, Anthony Hill | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Brett Davis is fouled on the floor by Aaron Horn - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 13:50 | Rice | James Adams is called for the reach on Stephen Phillips - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG) Steven Parker | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Stephen Phillips banks in the layup set up by Jack Aviles | 41-51 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Adams | 41-54 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Steven McKenize misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Stephen Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-57 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Steven Hobbs scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Phillips | 47-57 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Stephen Phillips pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Horn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Walcott (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Brett Davis banks in the layup set up by Steven Hobbs | 49-57 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Jack Aviles takes the ball from Mark Walcott | 49-60 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Jack Aviles dunks the ball | 51-60 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Aviles - foul #2 on Jack Aviles, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Benjamin Farrish (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Jack Aviles, Steven McKenize, Stephen Phillips, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Antonio Peery, Jay Beck, Mark Walcott, James Adams | |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-61 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | John Mock pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | John Mock snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Steven Hobbs is called for the reach on Aaron Horn - foul #4 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (PG) Aaron Horn | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Mark Steinhauer is called for the reach on Steven Parker - foul #2 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Jack Aviles clanks a shot from the right side | 51-63 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 08:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 51-63 |
| 08:06 | Rice | James Hinton can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-63 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill's floater is tipped away by Stanislaus Kucinski | 51-63 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill tips it in | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Hinton | 53-65 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Steven Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) James Hinton, Benjamin Farrish, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF), James Adams (C) Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock, Anthony Hill | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Hobbs | 56-65 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF) Mark Steinhauer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:23 | Rice | Steven McKenize knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Hobbs | 59-65 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Jay Beck travels with the ball | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (SG), Stephen Phillips (PF) Jack Aviles, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Anthony Hill (C) Steven Parker, James Adams | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Steven McKenize hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 05:54 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Davis | 59-65 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Steven McKenize comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Stephen Phillips makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Brett Davis | 61-68 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Mark Walcott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Steven Hobbs, Steven McKenize, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF) Jay Beck, Mark Walcott | |
| 04:32 | Rice | James Hinton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | John Mock gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Antonio Peery, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jack Aviles hits a jumper from the left side | 63-68 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Mock | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Antonio Peery steals it from Stephen Phillips | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill scores on a jump hook from the right block | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Mock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Stephen Cameron - foul #1 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Brett Davis (PF) James Hinton, Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG) Antonio Peery | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron double dribbles | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG) Stephen Cameron | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Jack Aviles can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG) Aaron Horn, Steven Parker | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery grabs the board | 65-73 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Stephen Phillips - foul #1 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven Hobbs, Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (SF), Mark Walcott (PF) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, John Mock | |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill makes the free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Walcott - foul #2 on Mark Walcott, team foul #8 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Adams (C) Anthony Hill | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Vince Chidester (SF), John Mock (PF), Anthony Hill (C) Aaron Horn, Steven Parker, Jay Beck, Mark Walcott, James Adams | |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 00:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 67-76 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jack Aviles hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Hobbs | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Jack Aviles is called for the reach on Vince Chidester in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Aviles, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Beck (PF) John Mock | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Steven Hobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-77 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hobbs - foul #5 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #10 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Hinton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill pulls down the rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | James Hinton is called for the reach on Anthony Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hinton, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill misses the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jack Aviles is hacked by Vince Chidester - foul #3 on Vince Chidester, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Mock (PF) Jay Beck | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jack Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Jack Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Aviles - foul #4 on Jack Aviles, team foul #12 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Beck (PF) John Mock | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Anthony Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Hinton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | James Hinton is called for the reach on Jay Beck in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #13 | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #14 | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery runs out the clock | 75-83 |