| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jess Lentz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garrett Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Homer Ryan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Jess Lentz steals it from Benjamin Farrish in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Brett Davis - foul #1 on Brett Davis, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Todd Williams | 34-35 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Brett Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Larry Corbitt (SG), Travis Vidaurri (SF), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Jess Lentz, Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski, Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Brett Davis misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Travis Vidaurri - foul #2 on Travis Vidaurri, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG) Larry Corbitt | |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Teeters - foul #2 on John Teeters, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Travis Vidaurri, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Garrett Moore is blocked by Mathew Ferguson | 37-39 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Eric Stamper pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Thomas Orosco misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it home | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fairly fresh) SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mathew Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jess Lentz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Donovan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garrett Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Donovan | 39-42 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Homer Ryan drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Orosco | 41-42 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is hacked by Homer Ryan - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Dewayne Costas, Homer Ryan, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), William Grant (SF), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Jess Lentz, William Donovan, Olin Czlapinski, Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski loses the dribble to Clint Brosius in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Stanislaus Kucinski swats the short shot by Clint Brosius | 41-42 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Nicholas English misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-42 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #4 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SF) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Travis Vidaurri (PF) Larry Corbitt, John Teeters | |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Travis Vidaurri | 41-43 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Travis Vidaurri | 41-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Charles Barnes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF) Mark Steinhauer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (SG), Todd Williams (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Clint Brosius, William Grant, Jason Charles | |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Brett Davis denies the turnaround by Jess Lentz | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jess Lentz | 41-45 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Jess Lentz steals it from Benjamin Farrish | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Vidaurri | 41-47 |
| 11:52 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Charles Barnes | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), John Teeters (C) Jess Lentz, Larry Corbitt, Travis Vidaurri, Garrett Moore | |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan misses short on a jumper from the left block | 41-47 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer grabs the board | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Donovan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Teeters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Eric Stamper scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Orosco | 44-47 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Brett Davis denies the turnaround by Olin Czlapinski | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Orosco | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Homer Ryan is hacked by Todd Williams - foul #1 on Todd Williams, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), William Grant (PF) William Donovan, Todd Williams | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Grant - foul #4 on William Grant, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (SG), Todd Williams (PF), Jason Charles (C) Clint Brosius, William Grant, John Teeters | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jess Lentz | 45-50 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-50 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Larry Corbitt and he's fouled by Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Benjamin Farrish (C) Mark Steinhauer, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (SG), Travis Vidaurri (PF) Larry Corbitt, Todd Williams | |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish's pass is intercepted by William Donovan in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles loses the dribble to Benjamin Farrish | 45-53 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Nicholas English's pass is intercepted by William Donovan | 45-53 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius (SG), John Teeters (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Jess Lentz, Travis Vidaurri, Jason Charles | |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clint Brosius | 45-57 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Donovan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Czlapinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Teeters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Garrett Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #3 on Charles Barnes, team foul #10 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), William Grant (SF), Todd Williams (PF) William Donovan, Olin Czlapinski, Garrett Moore | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:00 | Rice | William Grant steals it from Mark Steinhauer | 45-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters tips it home | 45-63 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stanislaus Kucinski | 47-63 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #4 on Charles Barnes, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Thomas Orosco, Mark Steinhauer, Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Travis Vidaurri (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Larry Corbitt, Todd Williams, John Teeters | |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Brett Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Garrett Moore - foul #3 on Garrett Moore, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams (PF) William Grant | |
| 05:01 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz misses the runner from the left block | 49-65 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Dewayne Costas pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is hacked by Clint Brosius in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clint Brosius, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (SG) Clint Brosius | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Nicholas English buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams drills a fadeaway from the left side | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. C - Mathew Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jess Lentz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Donovan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Travis Vidaurri (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Garrett Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-67 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore is fouled on the floor by Mathew Ferguson - foul #2 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #12 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), William Grant (SF), John Teeters (PF) Jess Lentz, Travis Vidaurri, Todd Williams | |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Eric Stamper knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Barnes | 55-68 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore makes the floater from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Eric Stamper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Ferguson | 58-70 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-70 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Charles Barnes pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Barnes is hacked by Larry Corbitt - foul #2 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles (C) Garrett Moore | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Orosco steals it from William Grant | 58-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Charles Barnes blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Charles - foul #1 on Jason Charles, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan runs out the clock | 59-70 |