| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Glenn Bay (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Ketcham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reinaldo Ramirez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Higgins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Caruso buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 41-25 |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Oliver Chance is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 18:42 | Rice | John Caruso makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by Salvador Hernandez | 43-28 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham is hacked by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Sanders (PG), William Fletcher (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), James Riendeau (PF), David Nutt (C) Glenn Bay, Robert Ketcham, Reinaldo Ramirez, Michael Johnson, Phil Higgins | |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | James Diggs steals the ball from William Fletcher | 43-28 |
| 18:11 | Rice | James Diggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-28 |
| 17:53 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Blay | 45-28 |
| 17:18 | Texas Southern | John Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), John Caruso (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (PG), Robert Ketcham (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Phil Higgins (C) John Sanders, Harry Lucchesi, James Riendeau, David Nutt | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Robert Ketcham steals it from James Blay in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| 17:12 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham banks in the layup | 45-30 |
| 17:01 | Rice | William Fletcher is called for the reach on James Blay - foul #2 on William Fletcher, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:47 | Rice | James Lane can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glenn Bay - foul #2 on Glenn Bay, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) James Blay | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez (SF) William Fletcher | |
| 16:47 | Rice | James Lane makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:47 | Rice | James Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | A charge is called on Robert Ketcham - foul #1 on Robert Ketcham, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) James Lane | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG) Glenn Bay | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Ward | 49-30 |
| 15:52 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins's layup is rejected by Brad Clough | 49-30 |
| 15:50 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez grabs the offensive board | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Deleon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ketcham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Reinaldo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Higgins (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez's pass is intercepted by Martin Ward | 49-30 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-30 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), William Fletcher (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), James Riendeau (PF), David Nutt (C) Roy Deleon, Robert Ketcham, Reinaldo Ramirez, Michael Johnson, Phil Higgins | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider blows the layup but he's hacked by James Blay - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (SF) Harry Lucchesi | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 15:07 | Rice | James Diggs can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-32 |
| 15:05 | Texas Southern | David Nutt snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Marvin Boltz is called for the reach on Jon Schneider - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF) Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Sanders (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), Phil Higgins (C) Glenn Bay, James Riendeau, David Nutt | |
| 14:25 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi travels with the ball | 49-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson (PF) William Fletcher | |
| 14:07 | Rice | James Lane is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Salvador Hernandez | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Lonergan - foul #2 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham (SG) Jon Schneider | |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins misses the free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:55 | Rice | John Caruso snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Oliver Chance drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 13:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-36 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Brad Clough is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (PG), Reinaldo Ramirez (SF), William Fletcher (PF), David Nutt (C) John Sanders, Harry Lucchesi, Michael Johnson, Phil Higgins | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Martin Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it in | 56-36 |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-36 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Oliver Chance grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 12:32 | Rice | David Nutt blocks the short jumper by Martin Ward | 56-36 |
| 12:31 | Rice | John Caruso snags the offensive board | 56-36 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is intercepted by Glenn Bay | 56-36 |
| 12:02 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by David Nutt is denied by James Lane | 56-36 |
| 12:00 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher misses the tip | 56-36 |
| 11:59 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 11:54 | Rice | John Caruso is hacked by Glenn Bay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Bay, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, James Lane, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), James Riendeau (C) Glenn Bay, Reinaldo Ramirez, William Fletcher, David Nutt | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses short on a floater near the basket | 56-36 |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | James Riendeau pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jon Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ketcham (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Riendeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider is hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #3 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Sanders (SG) Robert Ketcham | |
| 11:07 | Texas Southern | James Riendeau is hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #4 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | James Blay picks off the pass by James Riendeau | 56-36 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Bernard Mack clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Harry Lucchesi - foul #1 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Fletcher (SG), Reinaldo Ramirez (SF), Phil Higgins (C) Jon Schneider, Harry Lucchesi, James Riendeau | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Fletcher | 58-38 |
| 10:09 | Rice | James Blay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (PG) John Sanders | |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-40 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 09:25 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from William Fletcher | 58-42 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Martin Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Higgins - foul #2 on Phil Higgins, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Lane (SF), Brad Clough (C) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG), Robert Ketcham (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), David Nutt (C) Glenn Bay, Reinaldo Ramirez, Michael Johnson, Phil Higgins | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG) Roy Deleon | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Brad Clough is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brad Clough, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson (PF) William Fletcher | |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | James Lane steals it from David Nutt | 58-42 |
| 08:27 | Rice | James Blay can't finish the layup | 58-42 |
| 08:26 | Rice | James Diggs hits the follow up shot | 60-42 |
| 08:11 | Texas Southern | James Diggs denies the turnaround by Jon Schneider | 60-42 |
| 08:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 60-42 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Martin Ward connects on the open jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Ketcham - foul #2 on Robert Ketcham, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, James Lane, James Diggs, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (PG), John Sanders (SG), Reinaldo Ramirez (SF), James Riendeau (PF), Phil Higgins (C) Jon Schneider, Robert Ketcham, Harry Lucchesi, Michael Johnson, David Nutt | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:56 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | James Riendeau misses badly on a shot from close range | 62-42 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay grabs the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by James Riendeau | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Glenn Bay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Sanders (fresh) SF - Reinaldo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Riendeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Phil Higgins is called for the reach on Oliver Chance - foul #3 on Phil Higgins, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Fletcher (PF) James Riendeau | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Fletcher | 62-44 |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 07:06 | Texas Southern | John Sanders can't tip it in | 62-44 |
| 07:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 62-44 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Oliver Chance is whistled for traveling | 62-44 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Matthew Lonergan, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG), Robert Ketcham (SG) Glenn Bay, John Sanders | |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | James Diggs swats the short shot by William Fletcher | 62-44 |
| 06:24 | Texas Southern | Phil Higgins hits the follow up shot | 62-46 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Robert Ketcham steps in front of the James Blay pass in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #4 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) Darryl Lile, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Schneider (PG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), James Riendeau (C) Roy Deleon, Reinaldo Ramirez, William Fletcher, Phil Higgins | |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Jon Schneider is called for the reach on James Diggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Schneider, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Robert Ketcham is whistled for traveling | 64-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Nutt (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Jon Schneider is called for the reach on James Lane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jon Schneider, team foul #11 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG) Jon Schneider | |
| 05:48 | Rice | James Lane misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:48 | Rice | James Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi connects on the turnaround near the basket | 65-50 |
| 05:17 | Rice | John Caruso misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the follow up shot | 67-50 |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | Brad Clough denies the turnaround by David Nutt | 67-50 |
| 05:07 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Blay and the foul's on Robert Ketcham - foul #3 on Robert Ketcham, team foul #12 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Blay, James Lane, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay (PG), John Sanders (SG), William Fletcher (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Phil Higgins (C) Roy Deleon, Robert Ketcham, Harry Lucchesi, James Riendeau, David Nutt | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Johnson dunks the ball | 70-52 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Martin Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi (SF), James Riendeau (C) Michael Johnson, Phil Higgins | |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Matthew Lonergan denies the turnaround by Harry Lucchesi | 70-52 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Martin Ward is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Glenn Bay and he's fouled by Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF) James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon (PG) John Sanders | |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi misses the free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Blay snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Darryl Lile (fresh) SF - James Blay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Deleon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Bay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Riendeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Blay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 02:52 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi clanks a floater from the left block | 70-54 |
| 02:46 | Texas Southern | Roy Deleon hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Blay misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Harry Lucchesi - foul #2 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF) Darryl Lile, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Sanders (SG), David Nutt (PF) Roy Deleon, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | David Nutt snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 71-56 |
| 02:10 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Martin Ward is alone and drills a jumper from the right side | 73-56 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | James Riendeau buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Sanders | 73-58 |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Blay misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Bay - foul #4 on Glenn Bay, team foul #14 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi (SF) John Sanders | |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | David Nutt is hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #5 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | David Nutt makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | David Nutt misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi grabs the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #11 | 75-59 |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay misses the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:52 | Rice | James Diggs gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Martin Ward is hacked by Harry Lucchesi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Lucchesi, team foul #15 | 75-60 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | David Nutt snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Mack | 76-60 |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Blay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-60 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Glenn Bay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:04 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 76-60 |