| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Eric Walker is denied by Brad Clough | 37-26 |
| 19:49 | Rice | Charles Ackman gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Charles Ackman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jay - foul #1 on Daniel Jay, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Daniel Jay picks off the pass by Marvin Boltz | 37-26 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young misses the jump hook from close range | 37-26 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Daniel Jay picks off the pass by Charles Ackman in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-26 |
| 19:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Ackman | 37-26 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Keith Anguiano is called for the reach on David Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Anguiano, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG) Keith Anguiano | |
| 18:43 | Rice | Charles Ackman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Ackman, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky (C) Daniel Jay | |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 18:22 | Rice | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Willie Rodgers takes the ball from Salvador Hernandez in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Marvin Boltz loses the dribble to Keith Young in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 17:11 | Rice | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Brad Gordon takes the ball from Marvin Boltz | 40-29 |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker lays it up and in set up by Brad Gordon | 40-31 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas (PG), Leon Morillo (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Daniel Jay (C) Willie Rodgers, Brad Gordon, Eric Walker, Keith Young, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 15:55 | Rice | James Blay lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Lonergan | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Wayne Canas (fresh) SG - Leon Morillo (fresh) SF - Chad Jenkins (fresh) PF - Larry Heine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Jay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:35 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine's pass is intercepted by Oliver Chance | 44-31 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Jay - foul #2 on Daniel Jay, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Long (SF) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Brad Gordon (SG), Keith Young (PF) Leon Morillo, Chad Jenkins, Larry Heine | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon misses the easy layup | 45-31 |
| 14:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 45-31 |
| 13:53 | Rice | James Blay knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Ward | 47-31 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas misses the tip | 47-31 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano grabs the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brad Gordon | 47-33 |
| 13:27 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Jay - foul #3 on Daniel Jay, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Brad Gordon, Wayne Canas, Keith Young, Daniel Jay | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Marvin Boltz scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Mack | 49-33 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz | 52-36 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky loses the dribble to Marvin Boltz | 52-36 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Charles Ackman connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Salvador Hernandez | 55-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Morillo (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Heine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gruzinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-38 |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-38 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SF), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Charles Ackman, Marvin Boltz, Robert Long, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Keith Young (PF), Chad Jenkins (C) Willie Rodgers, Leon Morillo, Larry Heine, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas (SG) Brad Gordon | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Brad Clough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-41 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 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) | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Diggs swats the short shot by Eric Walker | 55-41 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), David Simmons (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Martin Ward, James Diggs, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Brad Gordon (SG), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Keith Anguiano, Wayne Canas, Chad Jenkins | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Charles Ackman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Keith Young | 55-41 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Brad Gordon - foul #2 on Brad Gordon, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine (PF) Keith Young | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is called for a charge - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo (SF) Eric Walker | |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Ackman steals the ball from Michael Gruzinsky | 55-41 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Charles Ackman throws it down | 57-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo misses short on a shot from close range | 57-41 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo tips it in | 57-43 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses badly on a runner from close range | 57-43 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 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) | |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Willie Rodgers | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Morillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Heine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | David Simmons can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 07:27 | Rice | David Simmons hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Salvador Hernandez is called for the reach on Brad Gordon - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Wayne Canas (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Keith Young (PF), Daniel Jay (C) Willie Rodgers, Brad Gordon, Leon Morillo, Larry Heine, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas clanks a floater from the right side | 59-46 |
| 06:48 | Rice | James Blay grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 06:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 59-46 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Martin Ward is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 62-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Long (SF) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Rice | James Diggs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Canas - foul #3 on Wayne Canas, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG), Eric Walker (SF) Wayne Canas, Chad Jenkins | |
| 05:27 | Rice | James Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:27 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-46 |
| 05:14 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Jay - foul #4 on Daniel Jay, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Rice | David Simmons (PF) James Diggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine (PF) Keith Young | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Larry Heine is called for the reach on David Simmons - foul #1 on Larry Heine, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo (SG), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Brad Gordon, Daniel Jay | |
| 04:46 | Rice | David Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leon Morillo | 63-48 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Charles Ackman | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-48 |
| 03:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Ackman | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Simmons (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Bernard Mack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Morillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Heine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Bernard Mack's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gruzinsky | 66-48 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano is hacked by Charles Ackman - foul #3 on Charles Ackman, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Robert Long, David Simmons, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF) Keith Anguiano, Leon Morillo, Eric Walker | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Heine | 66-51 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Martin Ward buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Oliver Chance | 68-51 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Martin Ward - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Oliver Chance is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Lonergan | 71-53 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers connects on the floater from the right side set up by Larry Heine | 71-55 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Blay | 73-55 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins is denied on a layup by James Diggs | 73-55 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Martin Ward pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Willie Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas loses the ball out of bounds | 75-55 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Martin Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #2 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 75-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Oliver Chance runs out the clock | 75-57 |