| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond inbounds the ball | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-43 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Charles Linn pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Don Wallace | 25-43 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the shot from the right side | 25-43 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 18:34 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond hits the follow up shot | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-45 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson banks in the layup | 25-47 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi drills a driving attempt near the basket | 27-47 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Bennett steals the ball from Anderson Bond | 27-47 |
| 17:06 | Rice | John Bennett misses the dunk attempt | 27-47 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba tips it but misses | 27-47 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits the follow up shot | 29-47 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond grabs the offensive board | 29-47 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond is hacked by Charles Linn - foul #1 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Dominic Bruno, Lowell Rubalcaba, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Markus Mullins (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Peters | 29-50 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Franklin Green is fouled on the floor by Markus Mullins - foul #1 on Markus Mullins, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF) John Bennett, Charles Linn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Markus Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Walker (fresh) C - Hans Yablonski (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave banks in the layup set up by Franklin Green | 31-50 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Belgrave takes the ball from Patrick Townsend | 31-50 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave blows the dunk but he's fouled by Hans Yablonski - foul #1 on Hans Yablonski, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Franklin Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (SG), Daniel Byram (SF), William Jackson (PF), Don Wallace (C) Patrick Townsend, Markus Mullins, Matthew Walker, Hans Yablonski | |
| 14:56 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Dominic Bruno connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dominic Bruno picks off the pass by Richard Peters | 34-50 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Bennett | 36-50 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Foland blocks the short jumper by Richard Peters | 36-50 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Foland | 36-50 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Stanley Foland tips it in | 38-50 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses short on a runner from the left block | 38-50 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dominic Bruno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Wilbur Upton swats the layup by Don Wallace | 38-50 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Daniel Byram takes the ball from Wilbur Upton | 38-50 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #2 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Shawn Belgrave, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), Markus Mullins (PF) Richard Peters, David Horton, Daniel Byram, William Jackson | |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits the finger roll set up by John Bennett and the foul's on Robert Hammond - foul #2 on Robert Hammond, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker (C) Don Wallace | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Bond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Markus Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Matthew Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Anderson Bond | 41-53 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Markus Mullins is called for the reach on John Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Markus Mullins, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| 11:18 | Rice | John Bennett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Dominic Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Eric Ricciardi - foul #1 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski (C) Markus Mullins | |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Dominic Bruno comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi snags the offensive board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Hans Yablonski is called for the reach on Franklin Green - foul #2 on Hans Yablonski, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG), Markus Mullins (C) Anderson Bond, Matthew Walker | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Yablonski | 41-57 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson (PF) Hans Yablonski | |
| 09:03 | Rice | John Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Ricciardi | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:27 | Rice | Wilbur Upton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Bennett | 46-57 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Michael Landers is called for the reach on Dominic Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Landers, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Daniel Byram (SF), Don Wallace (C) Michael Landers, Patrick Townsend, Robert Hammond, Markus Mullins | |
| 08:01 | Rice | John Bennett lays it up and in | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Linn picks off the pass by Don Wallace | 48-57 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Linn (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bond (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Byram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Wallace (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Stanley Foland connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Linn | 50-57 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Stanley Foland pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | William Jackson is called for the reach on John Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF) Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Robert Hammond (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) David Horton, Daniel Byram, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 06:58 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG) Anderson Bond | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Franklin Green is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters drills a floater from the left side | 52-59 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Franklin Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Ricciardi (C) Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace (C) Matthew Walker | |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Green is called for the reach on Robert Hammond - foul #3 on Franklin Green, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG) Franklin Green, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond (SG), Markus Mullins (PF) Patrick Townsend, Hans Yablonski | |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Robert Hammond - foul #3 on Robert Hammond, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), David Horton (SG), Daniel Byram (SF) Richard Peters, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton is hacked by Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-65 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Don Wallace | 57-65 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Belgrave - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond (SG), William Jackson (PF) David Horton, Don Wallace | |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Markus Mullins picks off the pass by Stanley Foland | 57-66 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Anderson Bond | 57-68 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), Matthew Walker (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Daniel Byram, Markus Mullins | |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski (C) William Jackson | |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbur Upton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hans Yablonski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Peters | 59-75 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it but misses | 59-75 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-75 |
| 02:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Bruno | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Wilbur Upton comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Townsend - foul #1 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #9 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Stanley Foland (C) Dominic Bruno, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins (SF) Robert Hammond | |
| 01:59 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters blows the layup but the foul's on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #11 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Wilbur Upton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave lays it up and in | 62-77 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-77 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Patrick Townsend is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #2 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Markus Mullins, team foul #11 | 64-77 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Stanley Foland misses the tip | 64-77 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the offensive board | 64-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Hans Yablonski is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Hans Yablonski, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters runs out the clock | 65-77 |