| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Ruben Pearson (fresh) SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Fortin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez blows the dunk but he's hacked by Christopher Bilbo - foul #3 on Christopher Bilbo, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (SF) Christopher Bilbo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson is whistled for traveling | 30-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Brad Clough blows the layup | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | Mount St. Mary's | Oliver Chance steps in front of the Douglas Thrasher pass | 30-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Ruben Pearson steps in front of the John Caruso pass | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Mount St. Mary's | John Caruso steals the ball from Donald Fortin | 30-29 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 17:46 | Rice | John Caruso misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the floater from the left block | 30-29 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Brad Clough drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Salvador Hernandez | 30-31 |
| 16:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Marvin Boltz snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Donald Fortin - foul #1 on Donald Fortin, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren (SG), Arthur Narcisse (SF), Ulysses Taylor (PF), Kendrick Rodarte (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Douglas Thrasher, Donald Fortin | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Diggs clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ulysses Taylor - foul #1 on Ulysses Taylor, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Andres Rodriguez (SG) Earl Freeman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:03 | Mount St. Mary's | Mickey Holmgren can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:02 | Mount St. Mary's | Andres Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andres Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ulysses Taylor (fresh) C - Kendrick Rodarte (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Kendrick Rodarte is called for the reach on Matthew Lonergan - foul #3 on Kendrick Rodarte, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo (SF) Ulysses Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:29 | Rice | James Diggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Martin Ward grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 15:15 | Rice | James Diggs misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kendrick Rodarte - foul #4 on Kendrick Rodarte, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), Douglas Thrasher (PF) Mickey Holmgren, Andres Rodriguez, Kendrick Rodarte | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 15:15 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:15 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:01 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) James Diggs | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 14:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin (C) Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Blay | |
| 14:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Marvin Boltz travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| 13:46 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Brad Clough lays it in | 37-36 |
| 13:16 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-36 |
| 13:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Caruso | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Christopher Bilbo | 37-36 |
| 12:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Salvador Hernandez swats the shot by Ruben Pearson | 37-36 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Ruben Pearson - foul #1 on Ruben Pearson, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (PG), Mickey Holmgren (SG), Earnest Smith (SF), Ulysses Taylor (PF), Arthur Narcisse (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Christopher Bilbo, Douglas Thrasher, Donald Fortin | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mickey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Smith (fresh) PF - Ulysses Taylor (fresh) C - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 4 reb. SF - James Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 11:04 | Rice | James Diggs's pass is intercepted by Ulysses Taylor | 37-36 |
| 10:48 | Mount St. Mary's | Earnest Smith clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Lane - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Martin Ward | |
| 10:48 | Mount St. Mary's | Earnest Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:48 | Mount St. Mary's | Earnest Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:34 | Rice | James Diggs knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 38-38 |
| 10:12 | Mount St. Mary's | Matthew Lonergan blocks the jumper by Earl Freeman | 38-38 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Blay | 38-40 |
| 09:34 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Earl Freeman | 40-40 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 09:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Ulysses Taylor snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 08:52 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Mickey Holmgren is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Mickey Holmgren, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Peter Byrne (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Douglas Thrasher (PF), Donald Fortin (C) Earl Freeman, Mickey Holmgren, Earnest Smith, Ulysses Taylor, Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:18 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Brad Clough misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the floater from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 07:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Ruben Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Thrasher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson is fouled on the floor by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 06:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Brad Clough buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Blay | 43-45 |
| 06:14 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 05:51 | Rice | John Caruso misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:38 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by Donald Fortin - foul #2 on Donald Fortin, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse (C) Donald Fortin | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso | |
| 05:38 | Rice | James Blay misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:38 | Rice | James Diggs gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:24 | Rice | James Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 05:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 05:09 | Mount St. Mary's | The short jumper by Arthur Narcisse is denied by James Diggs | 43-45 |
| 05:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 43-45 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Blay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ruben Pearson - foul #2 on Ruben Pearson, team foul #9 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman (PG), Mickey Holmgren (SG), Ulysses Taylor (PF), Kendrick Rodarte (C) Ruben Pearson, Peter Byrne, Christopher Bilbo, Douglas Thrasher | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Matthew Lonergan (C) Martin Ward, Brad Clough | |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Blay misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:43 | Mount St. Mary's | Matthew Lonergan swats the layup by Earl Freeman | 43-46 |
| 04:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Kendrick Rodarte pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:28 | Mount St. Mary's | Ulysses Taylor drills a shot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 04:10 | Rice | James Blay is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, James Lane | |
| 04:07 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 03:53 | Rice | John Caruso connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Diggs | 45-48 |
| 03:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne (SG), Christopher Bilbo (SF), Donald Fortin (C) Mickey Holmgren, Ulysses Taylor, Kendrick Rodarte | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Matthew Lonergan | |
| 03:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Arthur Narcisse misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:47 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 03:31 | Rice | John Caruso hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 45-48 |
| 03:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Earl Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bilbo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Narcisse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Mount St. Mary's | Earl Freeman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 02:56 | Rice | John Caruso drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 48-50 |
| 02:56 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson (PG), Douglas Thrasher (PF) Earl Freeman, Arthur Narcisse | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Clough (C) James Diggs | |
| 02:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 48-50 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Oliver Chance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 01:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Ruben Pearson is hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 01:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Marvin Boltz knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Oliver Chance and he's hacked by Donald Fortin - foul #3 on Donald Fortin, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:15 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Fortin grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 00:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Brad Clough banks in the layup | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Peter Byrne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is hacked by Ruben Pearson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ruben Pearson, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Diggs (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:11 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Bilbo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 00:10 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Clough (C) John Caruso | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Martin Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Byrne - foul #2 on Peter Byrne, team foul #12 | 51-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Douglas Thrasher gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Mount St. Mary's | James Blay takes the ball from Ruben Pearson | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 51-59 |