| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Andrzejewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Griffin inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Roy Smith is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Bailey grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | George Peters is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Cannon - foul #1 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:11 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski is fouled on the floor by Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Roy Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 43-34 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Fredrick Cannon - foul #2 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick (PG), William Tedeschi (SG), Michael Larimore (PF), Fadey Piontkowski (C) George Peters, Richard Cook, Andre Murray, Christopher Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 18:10 | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick is fouled on the floor by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray (PF) Josef Andrzejewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG) Kenneth Lawson | |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:35 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Bailey (C) Andre Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF) Richard Cobbins | |
| 17:35 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:35 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joel Karn | 46-36 |
| 17:09 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 17:07 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:48 | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Joel Karn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-36 |
| 16:38 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Remigiusz Zimick | 46-36 |
| 16:11 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski misses long on a jumper in the paint | 46-36 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Remigiusz Zimick is called for the reach on William Price - foul #3 on Remigiusz Zimick, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Josef Andrzejewski (SF), Andre Murray (PF) Remigiusz Zimick, William Tedeschi, Fadey Piontkowski, Michael Larimore | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Donald Griffin (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Andrzejewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Donald Griffin's floater is tipped away by Andre Murray | 46-36 |
| 15:28 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:09 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lawson | 46-36 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon is hacked by Christopher Bailey - foul #2 on Christopher Bailey, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 14:27 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:09 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Bailey can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 46-36 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Frederick Brown gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Frederick Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Donald Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Richard Cook is called for the reach on Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Richard Cook, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick (PG), Jarogniew Zabinski (SG), Fadey Piontkowski (C) George Peters, Richard Cook, Christopher Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Joel Karn (SG), Dustin Sasaki (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Joel Karn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-36 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Joel Karn hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 13:02 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 13:01 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 12:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joel Karn | 46-38 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Joel Karn double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi (SF), Michael Larimore (C) Josef Andrzejewski, Andre Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:27 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Sasaki steals the ball from Michael Larimore | 46-38 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 12:21 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Larimore | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick misses the floater from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Karn | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Remigiusz Zimick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jarogniew Zabinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Tedeschi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fadey Piontkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Larimore (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 11:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frank Smith | 46-40 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Roy Smith drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Jarogniew Zabinski - foul #2 on Jarogniew Zabinski, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Josef Andrzejewski (SF), Andre Murray (PF) Remigiusz Zimick, Jarogniew Zabinski, William Tedeschi, Fadey Piontkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon's pass is intercepted by Josef Andrzejewski | 48-43 |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 10:31 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Roy Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 50-43 |
| 10:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook is fouled on the floor by Adam Warren - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG), Christopher Bailey (C) George Peters, Michael Larimore | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Donald Griffin (C) Adam Warren, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Michael Arrington steals the ball from Frederick Brown in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 09:49 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Frederick Brown gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Donald Griffin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Cobbins | 50-46 |
| 09:26 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 09:24 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Frederick Brown is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick (PG), Jarogniew Zabinski (SG), William Tedeschi (SF), Fadey Piontkowski (PF) Michael Arrington, Richard Cook, Josef Andrzejewski, Andre Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Dustin Sasaki | |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Remigiusz Zimick | 54-46 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Donald Griffin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Brown | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick double dribbles | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG), Michael Larimore (C) Remigiusz Zimick, Christopher Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Frederick Brown, Richard Cobbins, Donald Griffin, Frank Smith | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Jarogniew Zabinski steals the ball from Fredrick Cannon | 54-49 |
| 07:44 | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski jams it | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jarogniew Zabinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tedeschi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fadey Piontkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Larimore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | William Price misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Fadey Piontkowski | 56-49 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | William Tighe is called for the reach on Jarogniew Zabinski - foul #4 on William Tighe, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski (SF), Andre Murray (PF) William Tedeschi, Fadey Piontkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG) William Price | |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | George Peters snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 58-49 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Joel Karn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Remigiusz Zimick (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Christopher Bailey (C) George Peters, Jarogniew Zabinski, Michael Larimore | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG), Donald Griffin (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) Joel Karn, William Tighe, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 06:10 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Christopher Bailey | 61-49 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Remigiusz Zimick - foul #4 on Remigiusz Zimick, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski (SF) Josef Andrzejewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) Adam Warren | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:30 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Brown and he's hacked by Remigiusz Zimick - foul #5 on Remigiusz Zimick, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG), William Tedeschi (SF) Remigiusz Zimick, Andre Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF) Donald Griffin | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:13 | Southern Methodist | George Peters buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is hacked by William Tedeschi in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tedeschi, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore (C) Christopher Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Fredrick Cannon (C) Kenneth Lawson, Roy Smith | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Frank Smith is called for 3 seconds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski (SF) Fadey Piontkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF) Frederick Brown, Richard Cobbins, Frank Smith | |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Richard Cook scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Peters | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Rice | William Price is fouled in the backcourt by George Peters - foul #1 on George Peters, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG) George Peters | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:30 | Rice | William Price makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Rice | William Price misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:20 | Rice | William Tighe makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 66-56 |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Cook | 69-56 |
| 03:58 | Rice | William Tighe blows the layup | 69-56 |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Larimore grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski is called for traveling | 69-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski (SG), Fadey Piontkowski (SF), Andre Murray (PF), Christopher Bailey (C) Richard Cook, Josef Andrzejewski, Michael Larimore, William Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Donald Griffin (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, William Tighe, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Jarogniew Zabinski picks off the pass by Kenneth Lawson in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 03:34 | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Arrington (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarogniew Zabinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Piontkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Murray (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Roy Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joel Karn | 71-59 |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Griffin - foul #1 on Donald Griffin, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG) Michael Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG) Joel Karn | |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Andre Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Bailey - foul #3 on Christopher Bailey, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG), William Tedeschi (SF), Michael Larimore (PF) George Peters, Andre Murray, Christopher Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Dustin Sasaki (SF) Kenneth Lawson, Frank Smith | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:53 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Peters (PG) Michael Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Adam Warren, William Price, Dustin Sasaki, Donald Griffin | |
| 02:29 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski misses the lay-in | 73-61 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG) George Peters | |
| 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 | |
| 01:34 | Southern Methodist | Jarogniew Zabinski connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 75-61 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Frank Smith tips it back up and in | 75-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Sasaki - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Joel Karn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Donald Griffin tips it home | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jarogniew Zabinski | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki banks in the layup set up by William Price | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington runs out the clock | 78-67 |