| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Patty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 19:44 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:26 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Aldana | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Nicholas English throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 19:04 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:49 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Conrad Tapley | 35-35 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Lyman Pitts | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Lyman Pitts | 35-35 |
| 17:55 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts clanks a floater from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Brett Davis clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Patty - foul #2 on Samuel Patty, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Franklin Hill (C) Henry Perkins, Lyman Pitts | |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Charles Barnes pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Thomas Orosco can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Eric Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG), Joseph Neal (SF), Fred Rogers (C) Conrad Tapley, Aaron Aldana, Samuel Patty | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Reddy (fresh) SF - Joseph Neal (fresh) PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Carnegie and he's hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF) Joseph Neal | |
| 15:42 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:26 | Rice | David Carnegie is called for the reach on Nicholas English - foul #1 on David Carnegie, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts (C) Fred Rogers | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Nicholas English clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 15:00 | SE Missouri State | Homer Ryan steals the ball from Lyman Pitts | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Franklin Hill - foul #1 on Franklin Hill, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG) David Carnegie, Robert Reddy | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:31 | SE Missouri State | Franklin Hill misses badly on a shot from the left block | 38-38 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 14:07 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:52 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish knocks in the jumper from the right block | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 40-38 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Homer Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Samuel Patty (PF), Fred Rogers (C) Henry Perkins, Franklin Hill, Lyman Pitts | |
| 12:45 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:43 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Brett Davis lays it in | 42-40 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Conrad Tapley | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Patty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Thomas Orosco (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF) Aaron Aldana | |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:43 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Perkins | 42-43 |
| 11:24 | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Carnegie, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Benjamin Farrish (PF) Eric Stamper, Thomas Orosco | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG), Lyman Pitts (C) Conrad Tapley, Fred Rogers | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Nicholas English is hacked by David Carnegie in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Carnegie, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 10:55 | Rice | David Carnegie steps in front of the Nicholas English pass | 42-43 |
| 10:28 | SE Missouri State | Mark Steinhauer steals it from David Carnegie | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer lays it up and in | 44-43 |
| 10:00 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Henry Perkins - foul #1 on Henry Perkins, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Joseph Neal (SF), Franklin Hill (PF) David Carnegie, Robert Reddy, Henry Perkins, Samuel Patty | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:34 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the lay-in | 46-43 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 48-43 |
| 08:48 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF), Fred Rogers (C) Joseph Neal, Lyman Pitts | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Nicholas English loses the dribble to Conrad Tapley | 48-43 |
| 08:34 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers can't connect on a runner from the right block | 50-45 |
| 07:48 | SE Missouri State | Fred Rogers grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Conrad Tapley | 50-48 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Eric Stamper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Conrad Tapley - foul #1 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (PG), Joseph Neal (SF), Samuel Patty (PF), Lyman Pitts (C) Conrad Tapley, Henry Perkins, Franklin Hill, Fred Rogers | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:50 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts slams it home set up by Samuel Patty and the foul's on Homer Ryan - foul #3 on Homer Ryan, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:50 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Brett Davis snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Carnegie - foul #4 on David Carnegie, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (SG) Aaron Aldana | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:23 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Lyman Pitts is called for the reach on Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Lyman Pitts, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (PF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF) Joseph Neal | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:43 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 05:10 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts is whistled for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley (PG), Aaron Aldana (SG), Franklin Hill (C) David Carnegie, Robert Reddy, Lyman Pitts | |
| 04:49 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 58-50 |
| 04:16 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty can't finish the layup | 58-50 |
| 04:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas English | 58-50 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:08 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 04:04 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Stamper - foul #1 on Eric Stamper, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Carnegie (SF), Lyman Pitts (C) Henry Perkins, Samuel Patty | |
| 04:04 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:04 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Brett Davis loses the dribble to Lyman Pitts | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Conrad Tapley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Aldana (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Franklin Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lyman Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan is hacked by David Carnegie - foul #5 on David Carnegie, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Eric Stamper (C) Charles Barnes, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Neal (SF), Larry Nowacki (PF) David Carnegie, Franklin Hill | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:53 | SE Missouri State | Nicholas English steals it from Larry Nowacki | 60-52 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 02:49 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Lyman Pitts | 60-52 |
| 02:49 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins (SF), Samuel Patty (PF) Joseph Neal, Larry Nowacki | |
| 02:32 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty tips it in | 60-54 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 02:13 | SE Missouri State | Lyman Pitts pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:59 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Perkins and the foul's on Brett Davis - foul #2 on Brett Davis, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | SE Missouri State | Conrad Tapley makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan buries a driving attempt near the basket | 62-57 |
| 01:24 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-57 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Brett Davis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Patty - foul #3 on Samuel Patty, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:42 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brett Davis is hacked by Conrad Tapley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brett Davis is hacked by Conrad Tapley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (SF) Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Conrad Tapley | 67-64 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Conrad Tapley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #14 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | SE Missouri State | Henry Perkins hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Patty | 69-67 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is fouled in the backcourt by Conrad Tapley - foul #5 on Conrad Tapley, team foul #15 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Reddy (PG) Conrad Tapley | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Patty snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Aaron Aldana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |