| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Bauer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Fessler (fresh) PF - Joseph Argo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Shearer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Kendricks | 31-39 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Shearer - foul #1 on Victor Shearer, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Allen McBane is fouled on the floor by Joseph Argo - foul #3 on Joseph Argo, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever (PF) Joseph Argo | |
| 18:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the fadeaway in the paint | 33-39 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Clarence Reddick and he's fouled by Bryan Fessler - foul #2 on Bryan Fessler, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Kendricks | 36-43 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Allen McBane is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (PG), Paul Garrett (SG), Joaquin Keenan (SF) Richard Kendricks, Lynn Bauer, Bryan Fessler | |
| 16:57 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer drills a driving attempt near the basket | 36-45 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Charles Barnes knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg and the foul's on Victor Shearer - foul #2 on Victor Shearer, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina State | Glenn Liljeberg is called for the reach on Paul Garrett - foul #3 on Glenn Liljeberg, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Dewayne Costas snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Garrett (fresh) SF - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Bever (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Shearer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Brandon Mask clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer misses the dunk | 39-45 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer is hacked by Jonathan Geyer - foul #1 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Larry Dallas, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Lynn Bauer (SG), Wendell Janda (SF), Joseph Argo (PF) Timothy Neely, Paul Garrett, Nathan Bever, Victor Shearer | |
| 15:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo is whistled for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF) Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer (C) Joaquin Keenan | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Clarence Reddick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina State | Clarence Reddick is called for the reach on Joseph Argo - foul #1 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG) Glenn Liljeberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Allen McBane - foul #2 on Allen McBane, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer clanks a floater from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lynn Bauer | 39-50 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Larry Dallas is hacked by Lynn Bauer - foul #1 on Lynn Bauer, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler (SF), Nathan Bever (C) Wendell Janda, Victor Shearer | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Dewayne Costas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Allen McBane (C) Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (PG) Richard Kendricks | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 12:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 42-50 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bryan Fessler - foul #3 on Bryan Fessler, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Homer Ryan (SF) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Wendell Janda (SF), Joaquin Keenan (C) Lynn Bauer, Bryan Fessler, Joseph Argo | |
| 12:08 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Homer Ryan - foul #3 on Homer Ryan, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Dewayne Costas grabs the board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Bever (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clarence Reddick | 46-51 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Clarence Reddick - foul #2 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-53 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Homer Ryan tips it in | 48-53 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Kendricks | 48-55 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Homer Ryan knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Glenn Liljeberg and he's fouled by Wendell Janda - foul #4 on Wendell Janda, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (PG), Lynn Bauer (SG), Bryan Fessler (SF), Joseph Argo (PF) Richard Kendricks, Timothy Neely, Wendell Janda, Nathan Bever | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #1 on Larry Dallas, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SF) Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer (C) Joaquin Keenan | |
| 10:00 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Allen McBane snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Barnes | 53-56 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Dewayne Costas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG) Paul Garrett | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Fessler - foul #4 on Bryan Fessler, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan (SF) Bryan Fessler | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Dewayne Costas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever (C) Victor Shearer | |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg hits a floater from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Bauer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Argo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Bever (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Kendricks | 57-63 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the floater in the lane set up by Glenn Liljeberg | 59-63 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Clarence Reddick - foul #3 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Glenn Liljeberg, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (SG), Wendell Janda (SF), Victor Shearer (C) Lynn Bauer, Joaquin Keenan, Nathan Bever | |
| 07:05 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Allen McBane double dribbles | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (SG), Nathan Bever (PF) Richard Kendricks, Joseph Argo | |
| 06:37 | South Carolina State | The pull-up jumper by Nathan Bever is blocked by Allen McBane | 59-64 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Charles Barnes lays it up and in set up by Nicholas English | 61-64 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Neely | 61-67 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Wendell Janda blocks the short jumper by Charles Barnes | 61-67 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Victor Shearer | 61-67 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dewayne Costas - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Lynn Bauer (SG), Joseph Argo (PF) Timothy Neely, Paul Garrett, Victor Shearer | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 61-68 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 63-68 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Geyer - foul #2 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG) Brandon Mask, Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler (SF), Victor Shearer (C) Wendell Janda, Joseph Argo | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Victor Shearer - foul #3 on Victor Shearer, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (PF), Allen McBane (C) Clarence Reddick, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo (PF) Nathan Bever | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lynn Bauer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Fessler (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Joseph Argo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Shearer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler loses the ball out of bounds | 64-69 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Charles Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Argo | 64-71 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda (SF) Bryan Fessler | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Victor Shearer blocks the short jumper by Clarence Reddick | 64-71 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Clarence Reddick snags the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick is fouled on the floor by Joseph Argo - foul #4 on Joseph Argo, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Argo | 65-71 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kendricks and the foul's on Allen McBane - foul #3 on Allen McBane, team foul #13 | 65-73 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer makes the free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Rice | Nicholas English drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Homer Ryan | 67-74 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #3 on Larry Dallas, team foul #14 | 67-74 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Richard Kendricks takes the ball from Clarence Reddick | 67-75 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer hits the finger roll set up by Richard Kendricks | 67-77 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Allen McBane connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Victor Shearer - foul #4 on Victor Shearer, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Argo | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Allen McBane | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda is hacked by Larry Dallas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Dallas, team foul #15 | 72-80 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas English | 75-81 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Nicholas English is called for the reach on Joseph Argo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #16 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan (SF) Wendell Janda | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Nicholas English is fouled on the floor by Joseph Argo - foul #5 on Joseph Argo, team foul #12 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda (SF), Nathan Bever (PF) Joaquin Keenan, Joseph Argo | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer is hacked by Larry Dallas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Dallas, team foul #17 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan (SF) Wendell Janda | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the rebound | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer pulls down the rebound | 77-84 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda (SF) Nathan Bever | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer runs out the clock | 77-84 |