| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Danek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Charles Barnes inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Roger Blackmon steals the ball from Brett Davis | 32-24 |
| 19:39 | American U. | Gary Chandler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Blackmon | 32-26 |
| 19:26 | Rice | George Withers steals it from Charles Barnes | 32-26 |
| 19:06 | American U. | Gary Chandler is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Brett Davis connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Barnes and he's fouled by Stephen Danek - foul #2 on Stephen Danek, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Roger Blackmon drills a floater from the right block | 35-28 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it home | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Stephen Danek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski scores on a jump hook near the basket | 39-28 |
| 17:18 | American U. | Gary Chandler travels with the ball | 39-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF), William Counts (C) Gary Chandler, Stephen Danek, George Withers | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Brett Davis is denied on a layup by Clyde Utley | 39-28 |
| 17:01 | American U. | Shelton Shea grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 16:55 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Mask - foul #1 on Brandon Mask, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 16:55 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:55 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Brett Davis drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:15 | American U. | Eric Stamper is called for the reach on Roger Blackmon - foul #1 on Eric Stamper, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mathew Ferguson (C) Dewayne Costas, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG), George Withers (C) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley | |
| 15:56 | American U. | Patrick Guy is hacked by Eric Stamper - foul #2 on Eric Stamper, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Brandon Mask, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Danek (PF) William Counts | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Shelton Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) SF - Larry Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Danek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | American U. | Larry Gabriel drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Shelton Shea | 41-32 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas English travels with the ball | 41-32 |
| 15:29 | American U. | Stephen Danek drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Guy and the foul's on Eric Stamper - foul #3 on Eric Stamper, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SF) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Clyde Utley (SF) Patrick Guy, Larry Gabriel | |
| 15:29 | American U. | Stephen Danek makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Stephen Danek blocks the short jumper by Stanislaus Kucinski | 41-35 |
| 15:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Clyde Utley | 41-35 |
| 15:03 | American U. | Gary Chandler is hacked by Homer Ryan - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG) Shelton Shea | |
| 14:41 | American U. | George Withers can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | American U. | Clyde Utley tips it in | 41-37 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Homer Ryan is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF), William Counts (C) Gary Chandler, Stephen Danek, George Withers | |
| 13:57 | American U. | Roger Blackmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Brett Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Gabriel - foul #2 on Larry Gabriel, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (C) Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG) Patrick Guy | |
| 13:41 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:15 | American U. | Shelton Shea comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewayne Costas - foul #2 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SG) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG), Michael Pittman (C) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley | |
| 13:15 | American U. | Shelton Shea makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:15 | American U. | Shelton Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Brandon Mask's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Brandon Mask, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Stephen Danek (PF), George Withers (C) Patrick Guy, Larry Gabriel, William Counts, Michael Pittman | |
| 12:12 | American U. | George Withers's floater is knocked away by Stanislaus Kucinski | 43-39 |
| 12:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 43-39 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 43-39 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Shelton Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Danek (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Nicholas English's floater is tipped away by George Withers | 43-39 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it home | 45-39 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Shelton Shea is hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Homer Ryan, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:14 | American U. | Shelton Shea makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Shelton Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Brandon Mask grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barnes | 48-40 |
| 10:33 | American U. | Charles Barnes steals the ball from George Withers | 48-40 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Charles Barnes dunks the ball | 50-40 |
| 10:09 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:08 | American U. | George Withers grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:55 | American U. | Stephen Danek knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clyde Utley | 50-42 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the lay-in | 50-42 |
| 09:31 | American U. | George Withers gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:24 | American U. | George Withers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Brett Davis gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Charles Barnes is fouled on the floor by Clyde Utley - foul #2 on Clyde Utley, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Larry Gabriel (SF), William Counts (PF), Michael Pittman (C) Shelton Shea, Gary Chandler, Clyde Utley, Stephen Danek, George Withers | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Brett Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:03 | American U. | William Counts snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 08:43 | American U. | Larry Gabriel is whistled for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Brett Davis lays it in on a great pass from Homer Ryan | 52-42 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Patrick Guy is fouled on the floor by Eric Stamper - foul #4 on Eric Stamper, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Michael Pittman | |
| 08:12 | American U. | Patrick Guy makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Patrick Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the finger roll set up by Benjamin Farrish and the foul's on Patrick Guy - foul #2 on Patrick Guy, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:44 | American U. | The jump hook by Roger Blackmon is blocked by Eric Stamper | 55-44 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Gabriel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Counts (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is hacked by Roger Blackmon - foul #2 on Roger Blackmon, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Thomas Orosco | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Eric Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 06:43 | American U. | Stanislaus Kucinski denies the turnaround by William Counts | 57-44 |
| 06:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas English | 57-44 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Nicholas English can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Blackmon - foul #3 on Roger Blackmon, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Charles Barnes (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Homer Ryan, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Stephen Danek (PF), George Withers (C) Roger Blackmon, Larry Gabriel, William Counts | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:03 | American U. | Charles Barnes takes the ball from Patrick Guy | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Charles Barnes buries a floater from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 05:28 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 05:27 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Guy | 61-44 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Gary Chandler drills a jumper from close range | 61-46 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Nicholas English misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Charles Barnes travels with the ball | 61-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Charles Barnes, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Larry Gabriel (SF) Patrick Guy, Gary Chandler, Clyde Utley | |
| 04:13 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Eric Stamper gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 03:45 | American U. | Stephen Danek snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gabriel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Danek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | American U. | George Withers hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Blackmon | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Gabriel - foul #3 on Larry Gabriel, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Mathew Ferguson (C) Homer Ryan, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG), William Counts (PF), Michael Pittman (C) Roger Blackmon, Stephen Danek, George Withers | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:04 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:47 | American U. | Shelton Shea is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shelton Shea, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG) Kevin Link | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Patrick Guy is called for the reach on Dewayne Costas - foul #3 on Patrick Guy, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:26 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 02:17 | American U. | Patrick Guy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Dewayne Costas loses the ball out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG) Thomas Orosco | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:44 | American U. | Eric Stamper picks off the pass by Michael Pittman | 62-48 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Brandon Mask knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dewayne Costas | 65-48 |
| 01:20 | American U. | Larry Gabriel's layup is rejected by Mathew Ferguson | 65-48 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Brandon Mask snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Larry Gabriel steals the ball from Dewayne Costas | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | American U. | William Counts knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Eric Stamper - foul #5 on Eric Stamper, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PF) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:53 | American U. | William Counts makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Brandon Mask's floater is tipped away by William Counts | 65-51 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Brandon Mask grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brandon Mask runs out the clock | 65-51 |