| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Justin Hall (fresh) SG - Francis Swim (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - David Weatherford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | David Weatherford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | David Weatherford misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rice | David Jackson steals the ball from Salvador Hernandez | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Austin Peay | David Jackson loses the dribble to Oliver Chance | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez's pass is intercepted by David Jackson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Austin Peay | David Jackson misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Francis Swim - foul #1 on Francis Swim, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall is hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alonso Crystal (PG), David Barnhart (SG), Joseph Parker (SF), Zane Janney (PF), Samuel Rainville (C) Justin Hall, Francis Swim, David Jackson, John Jones, David Weatherford | |
| 17:38 | Austin Peay | Alonso Crystal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Lane | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Austin Peay | The jump hook by Samuel Rainville is blocked by Matthew Lonergan | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Austin Peay | David Barnhart can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Rice | James Lane snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by David Barnhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Barnhart, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Zane Janney denies the turnaround by Matthew Lonergan | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | Austin Peay | David Barnhart snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:30 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Martin Ward pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Martin Ward scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blay | 7-0 |
| 15:41 | Austin Peay | Joseph Parker buries a driving attempt near the basket | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lane (fairly fresh) PF - James Diggs (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Alonso Crystal (fairly fresh) SG - David Barnhart (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zane Janney (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Rainville (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Diggs is fouled on the floor by Samuel Rainville - foul #1 on Samuel Rainville, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hall (PG), Francis Swim (SG), David Jackson (SF), John Jones (PF), David Weatherford (C) Alonso Crystal, David Barnhart, Joseph Parker, Zane Janney, Samuel Rainville | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 9-2 |
| 14:33 | Austin Peay | The short jumper by John Jones is denied by Marvin Boltz | 9-2 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Chance and he's hacked by Francis Swim - foul #2 on Francis Swim, team foul #4 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill (SG), Jacob Cortes (SF) Francis Swim, David Jackson | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the free throw | 12-2 |
| 13:42 | Austin Peay | Salvador Hernandez is called for the reach on Timothy Berryhill - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 13:28 | Austin Peay | John Jones's pass is intercepted by John Caruso | 12-2 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Martin Ward travels in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 13:10 | Austin Peay | Bernard Mack picks off the pass by Justin Hall | 12-2 |
| 12:57 | Rice | James Blay is fouled on the floor by Justin Hall - foul #1 on Justin Hall, team foul #5 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Blay misses the easy open layup | 12-2 |
| 12:42 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Timothy Berryhill | 12-2 |
| 12:25 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-5 |
| 12:03 | Austin Peay | David Weatherford grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 11:47 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 11:45 | Rice | James Blay gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:39 | Rice | James Blay knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Ward | 14-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Diggs (fairly fresh) C - Bernard Mack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Justin Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Berryhill (fairly fresh) SF - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (tiring) C - David Weatherford (tiring) | |
| 11:23 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall is fouled on the floor by Martin Ward - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Blay, James Diggs, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Barnhart (SG), David Jackson (SF), Zane Janney (PF), Samuel Rainville (C) Timothy Berryhill, Jacob Cortes, John Jones, David Weatherford | |
| 11:11 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 11:09 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney grabs the offensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 10:54 | Austin Peay | David Jackson buries a runner from the right block | 14-7 |
| 10:40 | Rice | John Caruso is whistled for traveling | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alonso Crystal (SG) Justin Hall | |
| 10:22 | Austin Peay | Samuel Rainville's pass is intercepted by Oliver Chance | 14-7 |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Caruso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (PF) Samuel Rainville | |
| 09:46 | Austin Peay | Alonso Crystal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Martin Ward, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hall (PG) David Barnhart | |
| 09:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 14-7 |
| 09:21 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 09:02 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney is whistled for a carry | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jacob Cortes (SF), Joseph Parker (C) David Jackson, Zane Janney | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan connects on the open floater from the right block set up by Martin Ward | 16-7 |
| 08:21 | Austin Peay | Jacob Cortes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Martin Ward is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-7 |
| 08:05 | Rice | James Diggs hits the follow up shot | 18-7 |
| 07:53 | Austin Peay | Joseph Parker makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Alonso Crystal | 18-9 |
| 07:42 | Rice | James Blay misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 07:41 | Rice | James Diggs tips it in | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Justin Hall (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Alonso Crystal (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (tiring) C - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall travels with the ball | 20-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Barnhart (PG), Timothy Berryhill (SG), David Jackson (SF), Samuel Rainville (PF), Zane Janney (C) Justin Hall, Alonso Crystal, Jacob Cortes, John Jones, Joseph Parker | |
| 06:53 | Rice | John Caruso misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-9 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 22-9 |
| 06:49 | Austin Peay | David Barnhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 06:34 | Rice | John Caruso knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Oliver Chance | 25-9 |
| 06:08 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Barnhart | 25-12 |
| 06:06 | Rice | David Barnhart is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Barnhart, team foul #6 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), James Lane (SF) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hall (PG), David Weatherford (C) David Barnhart, Zane Janney | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Diggs | 27-12 |
| 05:35 | Austin Peay | David Jackson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Caruso - foul #1 on John Caruso, team foul #4 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Bernard Mack (C) John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alonso Crystal (SG), Zane Janney (PF) Timothy Berryhill, Samuel Rainville | |
| 05:35 | Austin Peay | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:35 | Austin Peay | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 05:13 | Rice | James Lane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-14 |
| 05:11 | Rice | James Diggs tips it but misses | 27-14 |
| 05:09 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 05:01 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-14 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by David Weatherford - foul #1 on David Weatherford, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jacob Cortes (SF) David Jackson | |
| 04:54 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Zane Janney - foul #1 on Zane Janney, team foul #8 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Jones (PF) Zane Janney | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Jacob Cortes and he's fouled by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), John Caruso (PF) Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill (SG) Alonso Crystal | |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Justin Hall misses the free throw | 29-16 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Marvin Boltz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan tips it home | 31-16 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | John Jones loses the dribble to John Caruso | 31-16 |
| 03:39 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Hall - foul #2 on Justin Hall, team foul #9 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Brad Clough (C) Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Barnhart (PG), Francis Swim (SG), Joseph Parker (SF), Samuel Rainville (PF), Zane Janney (C) Justin Hall, Timothy Berryhill, Jacob Cortes, John Jones, David Weatherford | |
| 03:39 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 03:39 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 03:29 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney's fadeaway is rejected by John Caruso | 33-16 |
| 03:28 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 33-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - David Barnhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Swim (fresh) SF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Rainville (fresh) C - Zane Janney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Blay hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Martin Ward | 36-16 |
| 02:46 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by James Blay - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #6 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF) Martin Ward, James Blay, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Jackson (SF) Joseph Parker | |
| 02:46 | Austin Peay | Zane Janney makes the free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-19 |
| 02:19 | Rice | James Diggs tips it back up and in | 38-19 |
| 02:04 | Austin Peay | David Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #7 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Lane, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill (PG), John Jones (PF), David Weatherford (C) David Barnhart, Zane Janney, Samuel Rainville | |
| 02:04 | Austin Peay | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 02:04 | Austin Peay | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the rebound | 38-20 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Swim - foul #3 on Francis Swim, team foul #10 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hall (PG), Jacob Cortes (SF) Francis Swim, David Jackson | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 01:45 | Austin Peay | The jump hook by David Weatherford is blocked by Marvin Boltz | 40-20 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Oliver Chance pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Diggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 42-20 |
| 00:56 | Austin Peay | John Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-20 |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | Timothy Berryhill tips it back up and in | 42-22 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Marvin Boltz clanks a runner from the left block | 42-22 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't tip it in | 42-22 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan tips it back up and in | 44-22 |
| 00:26 | Austin Peay | John Jones misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #8 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Barnhart (PG), Alonso Crystal (SG), David Jackson (SF), Joseph Parker (C) Justin Hall, Timothy Berryhill, Jacob Cortes, David Weatherford | |
| 00:26 | Austin Peay | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 00:26 | Austin Peay | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-22 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Brad Clough snags the defensive board | 44-22 |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Blay is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-22 |
| 00:02 | Austin Peay | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-22 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | David Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 44-22 |