| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - David Rothermel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Storms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dominic Bruno inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Charles Linn misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 29-33 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Eric Ricciardi picks off the pass by David Rothermel | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Rice | David Rothermel is called for the reach on Charles Linn in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Rothermel, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Charles Linn hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 19:05 | Rice | John Bennett tips it in | 29-37 |
| 18:50 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 18:48 | Rice | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:27 | Rice | John Bennett pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is fouled on the floor by John Ferrell - foul #2 on John Ferrell, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami (PG), James Price (SG), Ryan Horner (PF), Avery Hilton (C) David Rothermel, Carlos Romero, Billy Storms, John Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Linn | 29-39 |
| 17:51 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer makes the 3 from straight away | 32-39 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Dominic Bruno buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Shawn Belgrave | 32-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel (PG) James Price | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| 17:21 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba blows the layup but the foul's on Ryan Horner - foul #2 on Ryan Horner, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlos Romero (SG), Richard Needham (C) Sudi Adhami, Ryan Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Avery Hilton scores on a fadeaway from close range | 36-43 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on David Rothermel - foul #3 on David Rothermel, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami (PG), James Price (SF), Billy Storms (PF), John Ferrell (C) David Rothermel, Patrick Brewer, Avery Hilton, Richard Needham | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:04 | Southern Methodist | Dominic Bruno picks off the pass by John Ferrell | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Sudi Adhami (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Romero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Storms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Carlos Romero steps in front of the Franklin Green pass | 36-45 |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-45 |
| 15:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shawn Belgrave | 36-45 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang (PG), David Rothermel (SG), Ryan Horner (PF), Richard Needham (C) Sudi Adhami, Carlos Romero, Billy Storms, John Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 15:09 | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel misses badly on a shot from close range | 36-45 |
| 15:08 | Rice | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Stanley Foland can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 14:33 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 36-45 |
| 14:32 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 14:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 36-45 |
| 14:25 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-45 |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:09 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Price | 39-45 |
| 13:52 | Rice | John Bennett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Linn | 39-47 |
| 13:42 | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:40 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:35 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Bennett | 42-50 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | James Price double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami (PG), Carlos Romero (SG), Patrick Brewer (SF), Billy Storms (PF), John Ferrell (C) Sung Wang, David Rothermel, James Price, Ryan Horner, Richard Needham | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Stanley Foland | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer scores on a shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Carlos Romero is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Romero, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| 12:15 | Rice | John Bennett makes the wide open shot from the right block | 44-55 |
| 12:09 | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms travels with the ball | 44-55 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave lays it up and in | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Sudi Adhami (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Storms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang (PG), Avery Hilton (PF) Carlos Romero, Billy Storms | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett, Franklin Green | |
| 11:34 | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:34 | Southern Methodist | Sudi Adhami makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlos Romero (SG) Sudi Adhami | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:13 | Southern Methodist | Lowell Rubalcaba steals the ball from Sung Wang | 46-57 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms (PF) John Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 10:39 | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Sung Wang | 49-57 |
| 10:37 | Rice | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 10:17 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 10:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 49-57 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Linn misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Romero - foul #2 on Carlos Romero, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel (PG), Richard Needham (C) Sung Wang, Avery Hilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PF) Wilbur Upton | |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Richard Needham | 49-58 |
| 09:58 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Foland - foul #1 on Stanley Foland, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Ferrell (C) Billy Storms | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) John Bennett | |
| 09:58 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:58 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Charles Linn scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Franklin Green | 50-60 |
| 09:10 | Southern Methodist | John Ferrell can't throw it down | 50-60 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Franklin Green can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Ferrell | 50-60 |
| 08:40 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 08:18 | Southern Methodist | John Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Franklin Green is called for the reach on David Rothermel - foul #1 on Franklin Green, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang (PG), Sudi Adhami (SG), James Price (SF), Ryan Horner (PF), Avery Hilton (C) David Rothermel, Carlos Romero, Patrick Brewer, Richard Needham, John Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| 07:44 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| 07:44 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:44 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Sung Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sudi Adhami (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Avery Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | John Bennett lays it in on a great pass from Dominic Bruno and the foul's on James Price - foul #2 on James Price, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms (PF) Avery Hilton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:29 | Rice | John Bennett makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:07 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-63 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses the jumper near the basket | 52-63 |
| 06:38 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:18 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Patrick Brewer (SF), Avery Hilton (C) James Price, Billy Storms | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Shawn Belgrave, Dominic Bruno | |
| 06:18 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Charles Linn is hacked by Sudi Adhami - foul #1 on Sudi Adhami, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel (PG), Carlos Romero (SG), Billy Storms (PF) Sung Wang, Sudi Adhami, Ryan Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:52 | Southern Methodist | Billy Storms pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Stanley Foland swats the short shot by Avery Hilton | 55-63 |
| 05:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 55-63 |
| 05:29 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:18 | Rice | John Bennett comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-63 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 04:52 | Southern Methodist | Stanley Foland blocks the short jumper by Billy Storms | 55-65 |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | Avery Hilton tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Stanley Foland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Bennett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Southern Methodist | David Rothermel lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Brewer | 57-68 |
| 03:57 | Rice | John Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang (PG), James Price (SG), Sudi Adhami (SF), Richard Needham (PF), John Ferrell (C) David Rothermel, Carlos Romero, Patrick Brewer, Billy Storms, Avery Hilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Lowell Rubalcaba, Wilbur Upton, Stanley Foland | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Methodist | James Price misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | John Ferrell tips it back up and in | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Sung Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sudi Adhami (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Needham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Linn (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Franklin Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Richard Needham is denied by Eric Ricciardi | 59-68 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:59 | Rice | The short jumper by Shawn Belgrave is denied by Richard Needham | 59-68 |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Richard Needham | 59-68 |
| 02:45 | Southern Methodist | James Price buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sung Wang and he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #4 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner (PF) John Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Franklin Green, Charles Linn | |
| 02:45 | Southern Methodist | James Price makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Bennett | 62-71 |
| 01:58 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-71 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 62-73 |
| 01:11 | Southern Methodist | Sung Wang misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-73 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 62-73 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the tip | 62-73 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba tips it back up and in | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-75 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Shawn Belgrave | 62-77 |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham is denied on a layup by Eric Ricciardi | 62-77 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Ryan Horner grabs the offensive board | 62-77 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Richard Needham comes up short on the floater from the right block | 62-77 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba runs out the clock | 62-77 |