| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Townsend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the dunk | 30-36 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Bonner | 30-38 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski is hacked by Stanley Villasenor - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dyzek Sankowski | 32-38 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Terrance Prange's pass is intercepted by Luis Fitzsimmons in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller slams it home on a great pass from Luis Fitzsimmons | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Kurtis Monday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin (SF), Gregory Parker (C) Scott Farnsworth, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SG), James Criner (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Arthur Miller | |
| 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 | |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Nicholas Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris loses the dribble to Manuel Guizar | 35-38 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Manuel Guizar banks in the layup | 35-40 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 16:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Guizar | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Melvin Ivy is hacked by James Criner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Criner, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Arthur Miller (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris, Roderick Larkin, Gregory Parker, James Criner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-40 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Robert Curry tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Farnsworth | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Townsend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Villasenor picks off the pass by Scott Farnsworth | 35-42 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Terrance Prange lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 35-44 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Curry - foul #1 on Robert Curry, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman (SF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Villasenor | 36-46 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Fred Bonner banks in the layup on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 38-48 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons drills a shot from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Kurtis Monday clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Franklin Vrooman - foul #1 on Franklin Vrooman, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Lubomil Nemec (SG), Paul Harris (SF), Roderick Larkin (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Franklin Vrooman, Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Robert Curry | |
| 13:42 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory White | 43-50 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lubomil Nemec steps in front of the Robert Jackson pass in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Fred Bonner scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 43-52 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec makes the jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is hacked by Lubomil Nemec in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lubomil Nemec, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Gregory White, Paul Harris, Roderick Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Michael West (C) Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Nicholas Reed knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Register | 45-55 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG) Lubomil Nemec | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed, Robert Jackson | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Criner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael West (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Melvin Ivy is hacked by Scott Farnsworth - foul #2 on Scott Farnsworth, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman (SG), Arthur Miller (PF) Luis Fitzsimmons, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Patrick Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 47-55 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Michael West grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Patrick Smith knocks in the jumper in the lane | 47-57 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller is fouled on the floor by Edward Register - foul #1 on Edward Register, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Paul Harris (SF), Roderick Larkin (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, James Criner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Terrance Prange, Melvin Ivy, Michael West, Patrick Smith | |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kurtis Monday - foul #4 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Melvin Ivy travels in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend (C) Franklin Vrooman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-57 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Ken Townsend picks off the pass by Stanley Villasenor | 48-57 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin blows the layup | 48-57 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Guizar | 48-57 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Melvin Ivy loses the dribble to Roderick Larkin | 48-57 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lubomil Nemec | 50-57 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Robert Curry hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-59 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Manuel Guizar grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Robert Curry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ken Townsend | 50-59 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-59 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lubomil Nemec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Harris (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Roderick Larkin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Townsend (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Guizar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Robert Curry knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 50-61 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Harris | 52-61 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Paul Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Harris, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Franklin Vrooman (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Arthur Miller (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Lubomil Nemec, Luis Fitzsimmons, Paul Harris, Roderick Larkin, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Michael West knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kurtis Monday and he's hacked by Dyzek Sankowski - foul #2 on Dyzek Sankowski, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Michael West misses the free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dyzek Sankowski | 55-63 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Kurtis Monday can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Nicholas Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Nicholas Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Nicholas Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), James Criner (C) Franklin Vrooman, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Patrick Smith (C) Nicholas Reed, Michael West | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is hacked by Terrance Prange - foul #2 on Terrance Prange, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG) Dyzek Sankowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by James Criner - foul #3 on James Criner, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (SG) Luis Fitzsimmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by James Criner - foul #4 on James Criner, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Gregory Parker (C) Gregory White, Scott Farnsworth, James Criner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Michael West (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Patrick Smith | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dyzek Sankowski | 60-67 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Nicholas Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lubomil Nemec (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Vrooman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Ken Townsend (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Lubomil Nemec, Franklin Vrooman, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Fred Bonner (PF) Terrance Prange, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael West grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gregory White and he's hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Roderick Larkin (SF), Arthur Miller (PF) Gregory White, Scott Farnsworth, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner, Michael West | |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris (SF), James Criner (C) Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Robert Curry is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Jackson | 63-71 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Paul Harris, James Criner | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Fred Bonner (PF) Manuel Guizar, Robert Jackson | |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the turnaround from close range | 63-71 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is hacked by Terrance Prange - foul #3 on Terrance Prange, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) Roderick Larkin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Terrance Prange | 63-73 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-73 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Robert Curry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ken Townsend | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the jumpshot from the left side | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Bonner | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Fred Bonner is fouled in the backcourt by Dyzek Sankowski - foul #3 on Dyzek Sankowski, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SG), Roderick Larkin (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), James Criner (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Patrick Smith (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Parker | 66-75 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Arthur Miller (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris, Roderick Larkin, Gregory Parker, James Criner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Robert Curry (C) Fred Bonner, Patrick Smith | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Luis Fitzsimmons is called for the reach on Nicholas Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Fitzsimmons, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons clanks a jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor runs out the clock | 66-77 |