| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bradford Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Tober (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday inbounds the ball | 23-17 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Robert Curry is hacked by Nathaniel Miller - foul #1 on Nathaniel Miller, team foul #1 | 23-17 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Benjamin Tober blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Terrance Prange | 23-17 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it back up and in | 25-17 |
| 19:23 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Benjamin Tober | 25-20 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Terrance Prange | 27-20 |
| 18:42 | Florida A&M | James Crum misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 18:42 | Florida A&M | James Crum makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 18:42 | Florida A&M | James Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by Benjamin Tober - foul #3 on Benjamin Tober, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Anthony Overby (SF) Benjamin Tober | |
| 18:11 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Nathaniel Miller - foul #2 on Nathaniel Miller, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 17:53 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:27 | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy buries a runner from close range | 27-24 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Curry | 30-24 |
| 16:43 | Florida A&M | The jump hook by Allen Buchanan is blocked by Robert Curry | 30-24 |
| 16:41 | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller tips it in | 30-26 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Miller - foul #3 on Nathaniel Miller, team foul #4 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Kenneth Eshelman (SF) Bradford Hardy, James Crum, Nathaniel Miller | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Nicholas Reed connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael West | 33-26 |
| 16:01 | Florida A&M | Manuel Guizar picks off the pass by Doug Wiley | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Doug Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Kenneth Eshelman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Overby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Buchanan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Nicholas Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober (SF), Herbert Findlay (PF), Jacob Boller (C) Doug Wiley, Kenneth Eshelman, Allen Buchanan | |
| 15:17 | Florida A&M | Anthony Overby buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Tober | 33-29 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Anthony Overby - foul #1 on Anthony Overby, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Nicholas Reed | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman (PG) Anthony Overby | |
| 14:55 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Manuel Guizar snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Michael West drills a shot from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | Florida A&M | Joseph Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Tober | 35-32 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 13:57 | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:40 | Florida A&M | Michael West swats the shot by Herbert Findlay | 35-32 |
| 13:39 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Michael West gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Tober - foul #4 on Benjamin Tober, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Terrance Prange, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy (PG), James Crum (SG), Anthony Overby (SF), Allen Buchanan (C) Kenneth Eshelman, Joseph Jones, Benjamin Tober, Jacob Boller | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:24 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | Stanley Villasenor steals the ball from Herbert Findlay | 35-32 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't throw it down | 35-32 |
| 13:00 | Florida A&M | Herbert Findlay pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:48 | Florida A&M | Anthony Overby's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Curry | 35-32 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Manuel Guizar grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Manuel Guizar knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Stanley Villasenor | 37-32 |
| 12:04 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Manuel Guizar | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller (PF) Herbert Findlay | |
| 11:55 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Overby - foul #2 on Anthony Overby, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller (C) Allen Buchanan | |
| 11:55 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bradford Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Overby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Boller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Florida A&M | James Crum hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bradford Hardy | 39-34 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jacob Boller - foul #4 on Jacob Boller, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan (C) Jacob Boller | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:25 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:00 | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 10:58 | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:42 | Florida A&M | Terrance Prange steps in front of the Nathaniel Miller pass | 39-34 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Curry | 41-34 |
| 10:07 | Florida A&M | Anthony Overby clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Fred Bonner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 43-34 |
| 09:34 | Florida A&M | Fred Bonner picks off the pass by Bradford Hardy | 43-34 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Kenneth Eshelman (SF), Herbert Findlay (PF) Bradford Hardy, James Crum, Anthony Overby, Allen Buchanan | |
| 09:14 | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller double dribbles | 43-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Allen Buchanan (C) Nathaniel Miller | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Manuel Guizar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 08:52 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 08:37 | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #9 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Nicholas Reed | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:03 | Florida A&M | Joseph Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Robert Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-36 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Melvin Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Doug Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Eshelman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Herbert Findlay (fresh) 3 pf. C - Allen Buchanan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the dunk | 46-36 |
| 07:21 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 06:57 | Florida A&M | Herbert Findlay misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-36 |
| 06:56 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 06:41 | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Guizar - foul #2 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Crum (SG), Benjamin Tober (SF), Jacob Boller (PF), Nathaniel Miller (C) Joseph Jones, Kenneth Eshelman, Herbert Findlay, Allen Buchanan | |
| 06:41 | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 06:41 | Florida A&M | Doug Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Fred Bonner clanks a jumper near the basket | 46-36 |
| 06:27 | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 06:11 | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 06:09 | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:57 | Florida A&M | Nathaniel Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Terrance Prange pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SG) Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy (PG) Doug Wiley | |
| 05:37 | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober hits a shot from the left side | 46-38 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Robert Curry comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Robert Curry hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Reed | 48-38 |
| 04:45 | Florida A&M | Robert Curry picks off the pass by James Crum | 48-38 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Nicholas Reed clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-38 |
| 04:24 | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 04:11 | Florida A&M | James Crum knocks in the floater from the right side | 48-40 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Kurtis Monday loses the dribble to Bradford Hardy | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Bradford Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Crum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Tober (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jacob Boller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Nathaniel Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Florida A&M | Jacob Boller connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Tober | 48-42 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the shot from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it home | 50-42 |
| 03:06 | Florida A&M | James Crum scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Nicholas Reed, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Eshelman (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Anthony Overby (SF), Herbert Findlay (PF), Allen Buchanan (C) Bradford Hardy, James Crum, Benjamin Tober, Jacob Boller, Nathaniel Miller | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy (PG) Kenneth Eshelman | |
| 02:29 | Florida A&M | Anthony Overby scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bradford Hardy | 50-47 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober (SF) Anthony Overby | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Terrance Prange buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kurtis Monday | 53-47 |
| 02:02 | Florida A&M | Herbert Findlay is whistled for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | James Crum (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Fred Bonner drills a floater from close range set up by Terrance Prange | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradford Hardy, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 01:26 | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:18 | Florida A&M | Bradford Hardy scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Herbert Findlay | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Buchanan - foul #2 on Allen Buchanan, team foul #11 | 55-50 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Allen Buchanan | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Allen Buchanan blocks the jumper by Robert Curry | 57-53 |
| 00:26 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Herbert Findlay | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terrance Prange pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by James Crum in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Crum, team foul #12 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (PF) Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Florida A&M | Robert Curry is called for the reach on James Crum - foul #2 on Robert Curry, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | Robert Curry takes the ball from Benjamin Tober | 59-53 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled in the backcourt by Bradford Hardy - foul #2 on Bradford Hardy, team foul #13 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Benjamin Tober pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | James Crum hits a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |