| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Glen Boren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilson Shoemaker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | The Citadel | Homer Ryan steals the ball from Wilson Shoemaker | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits a shot near the basket set up by Nicholas English | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Larry Dallas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Allen McBane tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Glen Boren misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Glen Boren makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Glen Boren misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Allen McBane connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Wilson Shoemaker - foul #3 on Wilson Shoemaker, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronald Federico (PF) Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:22 | Rice | Allen McBane makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish is called for 3 seconds | 39-40 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Larry Dallas clanks a floater from the left side | 39-40 |
| 17:44 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:20 | The Citadel | Allen McBane is called for the reach on Michael Hendricks - foul #1 on Allen McBane, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 17:03 | The Citadel | Glen Boren hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Hendricks | 41-40 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Dewayne Costas scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:29 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Glen Boren | 43-43 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick McMulen - foul #1 on Patrick McMulen, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronald Allen (PG), Milton Guardado (SG), Marcus Brown (SF), Barry Walters (C) Glen Boren, Gregory Fish, Michael Hendricks, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Charles Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Barry Walters snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 16:01 | The Citadel | Brandon Mask is called for the reach on Milton Guardado - foul #2 on Brandon Mask, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| 15:44 | The Citadel | Marcus Brown is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker (PF) Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ronald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Guardado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilson Shoemaker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Barry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Homer Ryan connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Dallas and he's hacked by Barry Walters - foul #1 on Barry Walters, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 15:14 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Ronald Allen steals the ball from Allen McBane | 45-47 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | The jump hook by Milton Guardado is blocked by Allen McBane | 45-47 |
| 14:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas English | 45-47 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 45-47 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:54 | The Citadel | Barry Walters buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Wilson Shoemaker | 47-47 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Nicholas English is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Allen - foul #1 on Ronald Allen, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Glen Boren (PG), Gregory Fish (SG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Patrick McMulen (C) Ronald Allen, Milton Guardado, Marcus Brown, Barry Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Brandon Mask drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Geyer | 47-49 |
| 13:17 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Dewayne Costas is hacked by Michael Hendricks - foul #1 on Michael Hendricks, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 12:57 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Wilson Shoemaker | 50-49 |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronald Federico (PF) Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (SG) Nicholas English | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Brandon Mask comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 12:01 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 11:49 | The Citadel | Glen Boren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Michael Hendricks is called for the reach on Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Michael Hendricks, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Glen Boren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Fish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Federico (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the shot from the right block | 50-49 |
| 11:09 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gregory Fish and he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #2 on Allen McBane, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcus Brown (SF), Wilson Shoemaker (PF) Michael Hendricks, Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG) Brandon Mask | |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Homer Ryan drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas English | 53-51 |
| 10:23 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 10:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Allen McBane | 53-51 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Homer Ryan's fadeaway is rejected by Wilson Shoemaker | 53-51 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the tip | 53-51 |
| 09:59 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Marcus Brown | 53-51 |
| 09:48 | The Citadel | Glen Boren is whistled for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (PG), Michael Hendricks (SF), Ronald Federico (C) Glen Boren, Gregory Fish, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:19 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | The Citadel | Ronald Federico pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:55 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Milton Guardado | 55-51 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Ronald Federico is called for the reach on Nicholas English - foul #2 on Ronald Federico, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronald Allen (PG), Patrick McMulen (C) Marcus Brown, Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 08:40 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks misses the floater near the basket | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen can't tip it in | 55-53 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Brandon Mask grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dewayne Costas | 55-56 |
| 07:57 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Hendricks | 57-56 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:50 | The Citadel | Ronald Allen gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:27 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-56 |
| 07:25 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ronald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Guardado (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hendricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilson Shoemaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick McMulen (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Nicholas English misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Wilson Shoemaker | 59-56 |
| 06:42 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker is fouled on the floor by Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Glen Boren (PG), Gregory Fish (SG), Marcus Brown (SF), Ronald Federico (PF) Ronald Allen, Milton Guardado, Michael Hendricks, Wilson Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 06:31 | The Citadel | Glen Boren blows the dunk | 59-56 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Charles Barnes snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Homer Ryan connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Brandon Mask | 59-58 |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Brandon Mask steps in front of the Gregory Fish pass | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Homer Ryan blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 05:47 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Patrick McMulen | 59-58 |
| 05:37 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Allen McBane - foul #3 on Allen McBane, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Clarence Reddick (PF) Brandon Mask, Charles Barnes | |
| 05:37 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Allen McBane gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg loses the dribble to Marcus Brown | 61-58 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Allen McBane pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 05:00 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Marcus Brown | 61-58 |
| 04:41 | The Citadel | Marcus Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Glen Boren | 63-58 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick is fouled on the floor by Patrick McMulen - foul #2 on Patrick McMulen, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks (SF), Wilson Shoemaker (PF) Marcus Brown, Patrick McMulen | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Jonathan Geyer (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Allen McBane | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | Ronald Federico misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-60 |
| 04:03 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks tips it home | 65-60 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Clarence Reddick tips it home | 65-62 |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | Nicholas English takes the ball from Gregory Fish | 65-62 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Nicholas English is hacked by Glen Boren - foul #2 on Glen Boren, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronald Allen (PG), Milton Guardado (SG), Barry Walters (C) Glen Boren, Gregory Fish, Ronald Federico | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Charles Barnes (PF) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ronald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Guardado (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Shoemaker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Glen Boren (PG), Gregory Fish (SG), Patrick McMulen (C) Ronald Allen, Milton Guardado, Barry Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Jonathan Geyer | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Clarence Reddick is hacked by Wilson Shoemaker - foul #4 on Wilson Shoemaker, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Clarence Reddick misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Clarence Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Michael Hendricks misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-65 |
| 02:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Ryan | 65-65 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Larry Dallas is fouled on the floor by Patrick McMulen - foul #3 on Patrick McMulen, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Larry Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | The short jumper by Wilson Shoemaker is denied by Allen McBane | 65-66 |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish misses the tip | 65-66 |
| 01:42 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen snags the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:27 | The Citadel | Gregory Fish loses the ball out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Clarence Reddick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 01:00 | The Citadel | Glen Boren hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Hendricks | 68-66 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 00:48 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Wilson Shoemaker | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Reddick - foul #1 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | Wilson Shoemaker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Nicholas English misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:18 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | The Citadel | Nicholas English is called for the reach on Patrick McMulen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Milton Guardado (SF) Michael Hendricks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:15 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:15 | The Citadel | Patrick McMulen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Nicholas English hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Dallas - foul #2 on Larry Dallas, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | The Citadel | Milton Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Nicholas English hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-69 |