| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - David Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noble Macleod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Harshberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Geoffrey Moorman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Noble Macleod in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noble Macleod, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer tips it in | 39-40 |
| 19:25 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-40 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Homer Ryan is fouled on the floor by David Nieves - foul #1 on David Nieves, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Harshberger - foul #2 on Edward Harshberger, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:37 | Southern Methodist | Harry Booker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Brett Davis double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Saylor (PG), Gregory Turner (SF), Russell Dipietro (PF), Kenneth Gardner (C) Noble Macleod, Edward Harshberger, Geoffrey Moorman, Harry Booker | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF) Homer Ryan | |
| 18:14 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Turner is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (SF) Nicholas English | |
| 17:58 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Russell Dipietro is denied by Brett Davis | 39-42 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Eric Stamper snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | Southern Methodist | Brett Davis steps in front of the Robert Saylor pass | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 16:52 | Southern Methodist | Robert Saylor buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Gardner | 41-46 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Brett Davis | 41-48 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Turner | 43-48 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Eric Stamper double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod (PG), Edward Harshberger (SF), Geoffrey Moorman (PF), Harry Booker (C) Robert Saylor, Gregory Turner, Russell Dipietro, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Thomas Orosco (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 16:16 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves loses the dribble to Homer Ryan | 43-48 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Nicholas English lays it up and in set up by Homer Ryan | 43-50 |
| 15:55 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Moorman blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Charles Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Noble Macleod (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Nieves (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Harshberger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Geoffrey Moorman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 15:45 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 15:28 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-50 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Charles Barnes buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 15:09 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 14:17 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Charles Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Charles Barnes drills a 3 from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 13:27 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves's floater is knocked away by Mathew Ferguson | 43-58 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 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) | |
| 12:59 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Moorman makes the driving attempt from close range | 45-61 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Barnes and the foul's on Noble Macleod - foul #3 on Noble Macleod, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones (PG), Edward Young (SG), Gregory Turner (SF), Russell Dipietro (PF), Kenneth Gardner (C) Noble Macleod, David Nieves, Edward Harshberger, Geoffrey Moorman, Harry Booker | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Homer Ryan, Thomas Orosco | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the free throw | 45-64 |
| 12:14 | Southern Methodist | Edward Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Mathew Ferguson | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:01 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 12:00 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Edward Young | 45-64 |
| 11:40 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer grabs the board | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Young (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Dipietro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stanislaus Kucinski | 45-66 |
| 11:18 | Southern Methodist | Russell Dipietro's pass is intercepted by Stanislaus Kucinski | 45-66 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Eric Stamper loses the ball out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Saylor (SG), Donald Severin (SF), Geoffrey Moorman (PF), Harry Booker (C) Edward Young, Gregory Turner, Russell Dipietro, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper | |
| 10:31 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #2 | 45-66 |
| 10:31 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 10:31 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Homer Ryan lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas English | 45-68 |
| 09:55 | Southern Methodist | Robert Saylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 45-68 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Donald Severin is called for the reach on Homer Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Severin, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Young (SG), Russell Dipietro (PF) Dennis Jones, Geoffrey Moorman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG) Dewayne Costas | |
| 09:31 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 45-70 |
| 09:16 | Southern Methodist | Harry Booker misses the easy layup | 45-70 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Homer Ryan drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas English and he's hacked by Donald Severin - foul #2 on Donald Severin, team foul #6 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod (PG), Edward Harshberger (SF), Gregory Turner (PF), Kenneth Gardner (C) Robert Saylor, Donald Severin, Russell Dipietro, Harry Booker | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Eric Stamper (PF) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis | |
| 08:49 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the free throw | 45-73 |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Turner connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Eric Stamper - foul #2 on Eric Stamper, team foul #3 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones (PG) Edward Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Homer Ryan | |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Turner makes the free throw | 48-73 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is fouled on the floor by Edward Harshberger - foul #3 on Edward Harshberger, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 08:05 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-75 |
| 08:03 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod tips it in | 50-75 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is denied on a layup by Gregory Turner | 50-75 |
| 07:44 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| 07:35 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-75 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 50-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noble Macleod (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Harshberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Young (SG), Geoffrey Moorman (PF), Harry Booker (C) Dennis Jones, Gregory Turner, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Dewayne Costas, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Edward Young clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-75 |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod tips it home | 52-75 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Noble Macleod - foul #4 on Noble Macleod, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones (PG), Russell Dipietro (C) Noble Macleod, Harry Booker | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Eric Stamper, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 06:39 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Jones is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #4 | 52-76 |
| 06:26 | Southern Methodist | Russell Dipietro is denied on a dunk by Brett Davis | 52-76 |
| 06:25 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Dipietro | 52-76 |
| 06:13 | Southern Methodist | Edward Young's pass is intercepted by Homer Ryan | 52-76 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Homer Ryan banks in the layup | 52-78 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Edward Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Jones | 55-78 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Edward Young steps in front of the Brett Davis pass | 55-78 |
| 05:33 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Dennis Jones | 57-78 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Brett Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-78 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Edward Harshberger gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | Edward Young can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-78 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson grabs the board | 57-78 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Russell Dipietro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Dipietro, team foul #9 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod (PG), Robert Saylor (SG), Donald Severin (SF), Gregory Turner (PF), Kenneth Gardner (C) Dennis Jones, Edward Young, Edward Harshberger, Geoffrey Moorman, Russell Dipietro | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Benjamin Farrish (PF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 04:46 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 04:29 | Southern Methodist | Donald Severin is denied on a layup by Eric Stamper | 57-78 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Donald Severin grabs the offensive board | 57-78 |
| 04:11 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Turner misses the lay-in | 57-78 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the board | 57-78 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Noble Macleod steps in front of the Charles Barnes pass | 57-78 |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Stamper - foul #3 on Eric Stamper, team foul #5 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Mark Steinhauer | |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 03:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Stamper | 58-78 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Eric Stamper loses the ball out of bounds | 58-78 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod is whistled for traveling | 58-78 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Nieves (PG), Russell Dipietro (C) Robert Saylor, Donald Severin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - David Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noble Macleod (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Dipietro (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) SF - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Stamper (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Gregory Turner is called for the reach on Charles Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Turner, team foul #10 | 58-78 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 03:01 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-80 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Thomas Orosco grabs the defensive rebound | 58-80 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewayne Costas | 58-82 |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves loses the dribble to Thomas Orosco in the backcourt | 58-82 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Eric Stamper scores on a shot near the basket set up by Benjamin Farrish | 58-84 |
| 01:57 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod is hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #2 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #6 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Dewayne Costas | |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | Noble Macleod hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-84 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Eric Stamper snags the defensive board | 58-84 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Charles Barnes's pass is intercepted by Gregory Turner | 58-84 |
| 01:09 | Southern Methodist | Benjamin Farrish blocks the short jumper by Russell Dipietro | 58-84 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Charles Barnes pulls down the rebound | 58-84 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Eric Stamper connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Orosco | 58-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-86 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 58-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Thomas Orosco loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-86 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-86 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 58-86 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Gregory Turner denies the turnaround by Mathew Ferguson | 58-86 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | David Nieves grabs the board | 58-86 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Gardner makes the runner from the baseline | 60-86 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Orosco runs out the clock | 60-86 |