| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Milton Hill (fresh) SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Mark Newland (fresh) C - Curtis Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Brad Clough pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Mark Newland | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald misses short on a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Rice | John Caruso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David McNeil | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | John Caruso hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland loses the dribble to Oliver Chance | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brad Clough misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David McNeil - foul #1 on David McNeil, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Brad Clough knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Salvador Hernandez and the foul's on Curtis Perkins - foul #1 on Curtis Perkins, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF) Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:11 | Alcorn State | The jump hook by Lloyd Turner is blocked by John Caruso | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Oliver Chance is fouled on the floor by David McNeil - foul #2 on David McNeil, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Webb (SG), Hans Ziebold (C) David McNeil, Curtis Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Chwalibog Tafelski (fresh) SG - Robert Webb (fresh) SF - Lloyd Turner (fresh) PF - Mark Newland (fresh) C - Hans Ziebold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lloyd Turner - foul #1 on Lloyd Turner, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills (C) Mark Newland | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:20 | Alcorn State | Brad Clough denies the turnaround by Robert Webb | 2-6 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Brad Clough lays it in | 2-8 |
| 14:34 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 14:33 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:12 | Alcorn State | Marvin Boltz steals the ball from Robert Webb | 2-8 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Hans Ziebold is called for the reach on John Caruso - foul #1 on Hans Ziebold, team foul #5 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Hill (SG), Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Mark Newland (PF), Curtis Perkins (C) Robert Webb, Lloyd Turner, Hans Ziebold, Rudy Mills | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Martin Ward connects on the jumper from close range set up by James Blay | 2-10 |
| 13:30 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland's pass is intercepted by Martin Ward | 2-10 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Martin Ward banks in the layup | 2-12 |
| 13:21 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 2-12 |
| 13:20 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 2-12 |
| 12:59 | Rice | James Diggs lays it up and in on a great pass from James Blay | 2-14 |
| 12:39 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-14 |
| 12:38 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 2-14 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Martin Ward lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Diggs and he's fouled by Mark Newland - foul #1 on Mark Newland, team foul #6 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston (PG) Chwalibog Tafelski | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) James Lane | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the free throw | 2-16 |
| 12:17 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins pulls down the rebound | 2-16 |
| 11:57 | Alcorn State | Matthew Lonergan denies the turnaround by Milton Hill | 2-16 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the rebound | 2-16 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Oscar Featherston (fresh) SG - Milton Hill (fresh) SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Newland (fresh) C - Curtis Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Rice | James Diggs drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Blay | 2-18 |
| 11:17 | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-18 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Martin Ward hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Blay and the foul's on Oscar Featherston - foul #1 on Oscar Featherston, team foul #7 | 5-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (PG), Robert Webb (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF), Hans Ziebold (C) Oscar Featherston, Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald, Curtis Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Blay, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the free throw | 5-21 |
| 10:38 | Alcorn State | Marvin Boltz is called for the reach on Chwalibog Tafelski - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #1 | 5-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Martin Ward | |
| 10:20 | Alcorn State | Brad Clough swats the shot by Chwalibog Tafelski | 5-21 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 5-21 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Marvin Boltz lays it in on a nice dish by Oliver Chance | 5-23 |
| 09:38 | Alcorn State | Robert Webb scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chwalibog Tafelski | 8-23 |
| 09:18 | Rice | John Caruso is denied on a layup by Hans Ziebold | 8-23 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 8-23 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 8-23 |
| 08:57 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland grabs the board | 8-23 |
| 08:28 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold hits the finger roll | 10-23 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Hans Ziebold - foul #2 on Hans Ziebold, team foul #8 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston (PG), Milton Hill (SG), Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Rudy Mills (PF), Curtis Perkins (C) Chwalibog Tafelski, Robert Webb, Lloyd Turner, Mark Newland, Hans Ziebold | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:14 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins snags the defensive board | 10-24 |
| 08:06 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Diggs - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #2 | 10-24 |
| 08:06 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:06 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Lonergan | 11-24 |
| 07:46 | Rice | James Blay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Oscar Featherston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton Hill (fresh) SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Mills (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston double dribbles | 11-24 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses the dunk attempt | 11-24 |
| 07:10 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:02 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill is fouled on the floor by Martin Ward - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #3 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (PG) Oscar Featherston | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 06:47 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins misses the jump hook from the right block | 11-24 |
| 06:45 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald tips it home | 13-24 |
| 06:41 | Rice | James Blay makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Clough | 13-26 |
| 06:20 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Diggs misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Thomas Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Mark Newland (PF) Rudy Mills | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, Martin Ward | |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:43 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Milton Hill | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Rice | John Caruso hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Salvador Hernandez | 19-30 |
| 05:17 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Marvin Boltz snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Mark Newland - foul #2 on Mark Newland, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston (PG), Robert Webb (SF), Lloyd Turner (PF), Rudy Mills (C) Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald, Mark Newland, Curtis Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Diggs, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:00 | Alcorn State | Lloyd Turner comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 04:59 | Rice | James Blay gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 04:48 | Rice | John Caruso misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Turner - foul #2 on Lloyd Turner, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Williams (SF), Curtis Perkins (C) Chwalibog Tafelski, Lloyd Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:48 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:48 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:25 | Alcorn State | A charge is called on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #12 | 19-34 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Robert Webb steals it from John Caruso | 19-34 |
| 03:54 | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston misses the easy layup | 19-34 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 19-36 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Oscar Featherston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Rudy Mills (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston loses the dribble to James Blay | 19-36 |
| 03:12 | Rice | James Blay travels with the ball | 19-36 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David McNeil (PG), Milton Hill (SG), Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Mark Newland (PF), Hans Ziebold (C) Oscar Featherston, Robert Webb, Thomas Williams, Rudy Mills, Curtis Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, John Caruso, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 02:53 | Alcorn State | James Blay steals the ball from Thomas Fitzgerald | 19-36 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Blay | 19-38 |
| 02:31 | Alcorn State | David McNeil misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-38 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Marvin Boltz scores on a runner from the right block set up by Salvador Hernandez | 19-40 |
| 01:46 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-40 |
| 01:45 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold snags the offensive board | 19-40 |
| 01:27 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald loses the ball out of bounds | 19-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Marvin Boltz clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Thomas Fitzgerald, team foul #13 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF), Curtis Perkins (C) Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald, Hans Ziebold | |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) James Diggs | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:52 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-42 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Marvin Boltz gets the rebound | 19-42 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is hacked by Chwalibog Tafelski - foul #1 on Chwalibog Tafelski, team foul #14 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (C) Brad Clough | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:40 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins pulls down the rebound | 19-43 |
| 00:35 | Alcorn State | David McNeil is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Webb (SG) David McNeil | |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF) Marvin Boltz | |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Diggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-43 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Oliver Chance tips it home | 19-45 |
| 00:02 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-45 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 19-45 |