| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just tips it home | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by George Harvey - foul #1 on George Harvey, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:30 | Rice | William Tighe's pass is intercepted by Thomas Just | 29-35 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Tighe picks off the pass by Russell Cadiz | 29-35 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Frederick Brown is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Donald Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Joe Batey (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Allen Taylor (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just, Russell Cadiz | |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel hits the finger roll | 29-37 |
| 17:48 | Rice | William Price can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Donohue - foul #1 on Richard Donohue, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG) Kenneth Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:48 | Rice | William Price makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:48 | Rice | William Price makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel is fouled on the floor by Dustin Sasaki - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel's pass is intercepted by Richard Cobbins | 31-37 |
| 17:08 | Rice | William Price hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Cobbins | 33-37 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor loses the dribble to Dustin Sasaki | 33-37 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cobbins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Donohue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Batey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Clinton Bence is called for the reach on Dustin Sasaki in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Bence, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Richard Cobbins, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Russell Cadiz (C) Clinton Bence, Richard Donohue, Joe Batey, Mark Brendel, Allen Taylor | |
| 15:30 | Rice | William Tighe drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-37 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronald Carr and he's fouled by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Roy Smith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Tighe | 37-40 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Russell Cadiz | 37-43 |
| 13:49 | Rice | William Tighe is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (PG), Allen Taylor (SF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Darrell Gilligan, Russell Cadiz | |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Williams | 37-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | William Price misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Sasaki - foul #2 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Russell Cadiz (C) Ronald Carr, Thomas Just | |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Joel Karn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 39-48 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Donald Griffin pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Donald Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Donald Griffin, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Joe Batey, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams, Russell Cadiz | |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lawson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Mark Brendel | 39-48 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Brendel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Adam Warren hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Tighe | 41-51 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on William Tighe - foul #3 on William Tighe, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Adam Warren, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Russell Cadiz (C) Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Mark Brendel | |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Frederick Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Griffin | 43-52 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Joe Batey (SF), Robert Williams (C) Clinton Bence, Thomas Just, Russell Cadiz | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 43-52 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 09:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frank Smith | 43-52 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Donald Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Batey - foul #3 on Joe Batey, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Russell Cadiz (C) Richard Donohue, Allen Taylor | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-52 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Roy Smith can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-52 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (PF) Joe Batey, Robert Williams | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Roy Smith hits the finger roll | 45-52 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Tighe is called for the reach on Russell Cadiz - foul #4 on William Tighe, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Donald Griffin (PF), Frank Smith (C) Joel Karn, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (SF), Thomas Just (PF) Darrell Gilligan, Russell Cadiz | |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 08:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Griffin | 45-52 |
| 08:07 | Rice | William Price travels in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) William Price | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF) Ronald Carr, Mark Brendel | |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Cobbins is called for the reach on Allen Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Cobbins, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (PG) George Harvey | |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:39 | Rice | William Tighe buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Lawson and the foul's on Richard Donohue - foul #2 on Richard Donohue, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 07:39 | Rice | William Tighe misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joe Batey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frederick Brown is called for the reach on Richard Donohue - foul #3 on Frederick Brown, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG) Darrell Gilligan | |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Sasaki | 49-54 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue's layup is rejected by Fredrick Cannon | 49-54 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Bence | 49-57 |
| 06:05 | Rice | William Tighe misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-57 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Frederick Brown snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Joe Batey steps in front of the Kenneth Lawson pass in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence blows the layup | 49-57 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Thomas Just blocks the short jumper by Fredrick Cannon | 49-57 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Just | 49-60 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Richard Donohue is called for the reach on Dustin Sasaki in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Donohue, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Robert Williams (C) Clinton Bence, Richard Donohue, Joe Batey, Thomas Just, Allen Taylor | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Donald Griffin tips it home | 51-60 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Joel Karn clanks a jump hook near the basket | 51-60 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 04:25 | Rice | William Price is hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz (C) Robert Williams | |
| 04:25 | Rice | William Price makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:25 | Rice | William Price makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-60 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Frank Smith connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 03:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 56-60 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Roy Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 03:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Price | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Harvey (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Darrell Gilligan (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Cadiz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | William Price clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Donald Griffin - foul #2 on Donald Griffin, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Donald Griffin, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Joe Batey (SG), Allen Taylor (PF), Robert Williams (C) George Harvey, Ronald Carr, Mark Brendel, Russell Cadiz | |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz (C) Darrell Gilligan | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dustin Sasaki | 59-63 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:08 | Rice | Clinton Bence steals it from Kenneth Lawson in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Frederick Brown - foul #4 on Frederick Brown, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Thomas Just (PF) Clinton Bence, Allen Taylor, Robert Williams | |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Russell Cadiz - foul #2 on Russell Cadiz, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey (PG) Joe Batey | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frederick Brown is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #5 on Frederick Brown, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| 01:14 | Rice | George Harvey picks off the pass by Kenneth Lawson in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-67 |
| 00:58 | Rice | William Price is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan is fouled on the floor by William Tighe - foul #5 on William Tighe, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Ronald Carr is called for the reach on William Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| 00:35 | Rice | William Price makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | Rice | William Price makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Price is called for the reach on Ronald Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Price, team foul #13 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joe Batey (SF) Darrell Gilligan | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:26 | Rice | William Price knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is hacked by William Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Price, team foul #14 | 67-70 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #15 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF) Joe Batey | |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | George Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | William Price is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lawson is called for the reach on Darrell Gilligan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #16 | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Roy Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 70-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Cadiz gets the rebound | 70-72 |