| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Darrell Gilmour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Solano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dominic Bruno inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | John Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 19:42 | Rider | Chad Gates pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:26 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 19:11 | Rice | John Bennett drills a shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:47 | Rider | Charles Linn is called for the reach on Thomas Allen - foul #1 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:29 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 18:28 | Rider | Chad Gates tips it home | 43-36 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it home | 45-36 |
| 17:54 | Rider | Thomas Allen is fouled on the floor by Charles Linn - foul #2 on Charles Linn, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 17:44 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver is fouled on the floor by Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 17:31 | Rider | Thomas Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:10 | Rider | Chad Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:57 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Hood (SG), Jeffery King (PF), Carl Stevenson (C) Thomas Allen, Greg Solano, Jonathan Oliver | |
| 16:57 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:57 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Carl Stevenson picks off the pass by Shawn Belgrave | 45-40 |
| 16:25 | Rider | John Bennett steps in front of the Darrell Gilmour pass | 45-40 |
| 16:21 | Rice | John Bennett lays it in | 47-40 |
| 15:59 | Rider | Robert Hood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Stanley Foland - foul #1 on Stanley Foland, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Rider | Dewayne Beauchamp (SG), Paul Paul (SF) Darrell Gilmour, Chad Gates | |
| 15:59 | Rider | Robert Hood makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:59 | Rider | Robert Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:59 | Rider | Robert Hood makes the 3rd free throw | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Robert Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Beauchamp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Paul (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffery King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Stevenson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is called for 3 seconds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Rider | Greg Solano (PF), Jonathan Oliver (C) Jeffery King, Carl Stevenson | |
| 15:00 | Rider | Eric Ricciardi blocks the jumper by Dewayne Beauchamp | 47-42 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 14:51 | Rider | The rebound goes to Jonathan Oliver | 47-42 |
| 14:38 | Rider | Greg Solano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Charles Linn pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Jonathan Oliver is called for the reach on Eric Ricciardi - foul #2 on Jonathan Oliver, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Rider | Darrell Gilmour (PG), Thomas Allen (SG), Chad Gates (SF) Robert Hood, Dewayne Beauchamp, Paul Paul | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 13:50 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery King (C) Jonathan Oliver | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 13:27 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bruno - foul #2 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Rider | Carl Stevenson (C) Greg Solano | |
| 13:10 | Rider | Jeffery King misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-42 |
| 13:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Foland | 52-42 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Stanley Foland clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Stevenson - foul #1 on Carl Stevenson, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Stanley Foland makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Stanley Foland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour is fouled on the floor by Stanley Foland - foul #2 on Stanley Foland, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Chad Gates steals the ball from Charles Linn | 54-44 |
| 12:25 | Rider | Chad Gates lays it up and in | 54-46 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Linn | 56-46 |
| 12:00 | Rider | John Bennett picks off the pass by Thomas Allen | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Darrell Gilmour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffery King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Stevenson (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 11:32 | Rider | The rebound goes to Jeffery King | 56-46 |
| 11:27 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Allen | 56-48 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-48 |
| 10:49 | Rider | Thomas Allen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 59-50 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Dominic Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Hood (PG), Dewayne Beauchamp (SG), Paul Paul (SF), Greg Solano (PF), Jonathan Oliver (C) Darrell Gilmour, Thomas Allen, Chad Gates, Jeffery King, Carl Stevenson | |
| 10:16 | Rider | Dewayne Beauchamp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 09:55 | Rider | The rebound goes to Greg Solano | 59-50 |
| 09:40 | Rider | Paul Paul misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 09:38 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:30 | Rider | Eric Ricciardi is called for the reach on Greg Solano - foul #2 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Rider | Chad Gates (SF) Paul Paul | |
| 09:30 | Rider | Greg Solano makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:30 | Rider | Greg Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is fouled on the floor by Greg Solano - foul #1 on Greg Solano, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba loses the dribble to Jonathan Oliver | 59-52 |
| 08:48 | Rider | Robert Hood double dribbles | 59-52 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi is called for traveling | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Rider | Darrell Gilmour (PG) Dewayne Beauchamp | |
| 08:13 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-52 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lowell Rubalcaba | 62-52 |
| 07:45 | Rider | Greg Solano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:43 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Darrell Gilmour (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Gates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Solano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rider | Robert Hood connects on the shot near the basket | 62-54 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Jonathan Oliver is called for the reach on Eric Ricciardi - foul #3 on Jonathan Oliver, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Allen (SG), Jeffery King (PF), Carl Stevenson (C) Robert Hood, Greg Solano, Jonathan Oliver | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Stevenson | 62-54 |
| 06:59 | Rider | The rebound goes to Thomas Allen | 62-54 |
| 06:54 | Rider | Chad Gates hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Allen and the foul's on Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 06:54 | Rider | Chad Gates misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shawn Belgrave | 62-57 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Linn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bennett | 65-57 |
| 06:26 | Rider | Darrell Gilmour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Rider | Dewayne Beauchamp (PG), Paul Paul (SF) Darrell Gilmour, Chad Gates | |
| 06:11 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 06:10 | Rider | Carl Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:06 | Rider | Dewayne Beauchamp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 05:58 | Rider | Jeffery King gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:50 | Rider | Jeffery King scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Stevenson | 65-59 |
| 05:43 | Rice | John Bennett makes the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Dewayne Beauchamp - foul #1 on Dewayne Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Hood (PG), Greg Solano (PF) Dewayne Beauchamp, Carl Stevenson | |
| 05:43 | Rice | John Bennett makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:26 | Rider | Thomas Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-59 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 05:09 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 05:07 | Rider | The rebound goes to Greg Solano | 68-59 |
| 04:48 | Rider | Thomas Allen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Charles Linn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 04:30 | Rider | Greg Solano pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:30 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Rider | Darrell Gilmour (PG), Chad Gates (SF), Jonathan Oliver (C) Robert Hood, Paul Paul, Jeffery King | |
| 04:14 | Rider | Chad Gates connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Dominic Bruno - foul #4 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Chad Gates makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Wilbur Upton scores on a floater from the right block set up by John Bennett and he's fouled by Jonathan Oliver - foul #4 on Jonathan Oliver, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | Rider | Greg Solano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 03:32 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver misses the tip | 71-62 |
| 03:31 | Rice | John Bennett grabs the board | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Darrell Gilmour (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Gates (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Solano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Wilbur Upton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 03:08 | Rider | Greg Solano snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 02:45 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 71-62 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the tip | 71-62 |
| 02:19 | Rider | Thomas Allen grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:02 | Rider | Chad Gates misses long on a jumper from the right side | 71-62 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Charles Linn grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 71-62 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:34 | Rider | Jonathan Oliver misses the lay-in | 71-62 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:08 | Rice | John Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-62 |
| 00:50 | Rider | Thomas Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-62 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Dominic Bruno travels with the ball | 74-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Hood (PG), Dewayne Beauchamp (SG), Paul Paul (SF), Jeffery King (PF), Carl Stevenson (C) Darrell Gilmour, Thomas Allen, Chad Gates, Greg Solano, Jonathan Oliver | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rider | Charles Linn is called for the reach on Carl Stevenson - foul #4 on Charles Linn, team foul #11 | 74-62 |
| 00:15 | Rider | Carl Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:15 | Rider | Carl Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba runs out the clock | 74-64 |