| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Critchlow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Heffernan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Braden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden dunks the ball | 23-32 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses long on a runner near the basket | 23-32 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Caruso tips it back up and in | 23-34 |
| 19:01 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Marvin Boltz scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oliver Chance | 26-36 |
| 18:15 | Bowling Green | Mark Critchlow connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Criswell | 29-36 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Mark Critchlow takes the ball from Marvin Boltz | 29-36 |
| 17:56 | Bowling Green | Mark Critchlow lays it in | 31-36 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by James Painter - foul #3 on James Painter, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Pye (SG), Curtis Arce (PF) James Painter, James Heffernan | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| 17:29 | Rice | John Caruso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PF) John Caruso | |
| 17:15 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden is denied on a layup by James Diggs | 31-36 |
| 17:13 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pye | 31-36 |
| 16:59 | Bowling Green | Mark Critchlow drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Pye | 33-36 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Diggs | 33-36 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 16:15 | Bowling Green | Brad Clough blocks the short jumper by Curtis Arce | 33-39 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:10 | Rice | James Blay can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mark Critchlow - foul #3 on Mark Critchlow, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Neff (PG), James Heffernan (PF) Mark Critchlow, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| 16:10 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:10 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-41 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Oliver Chance grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Neff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Pye (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Larry Criswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Heffernan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Arce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Oliver Chance | 33-44 |
| 15:14 | Bowling Green | Michael Neff makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Heffernan and he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #2 on James Diggs, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Painter (SG) Larry Criswell | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) James Lane | |
| 15:14 | Bowling Green | Michael Neff makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 14:43 | Rice | James Diggs tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| 14:25 | Bowling Green | James Heffernan's fadeaway is rejected by James Diggs | 36-46 |
| 14:23 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 14:09 | Rice | John Caruso misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 14:07 | Rice | James Diggs tips it home | 36-48 |
| 13:42 | Bowling Green | The jumper by James Painter is denied by James Diggs | 36-48 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Oliver Chance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Caruso | 36-51 |
| 13:10 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-51 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Oliver Chance grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 12:56 | Rice | James Blay clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Pye - foul #3 on Michael Pye, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Critchlow (PG), Steve Haley (SG), Larry Criswell (SF), Anthony Gandy (PF), Lawrence Braden (C) Michael Neff, James Painter, Michael Pye, James Heffernan, Curtis Arce | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, John Caruso, James Diggs | |
| 12:56 | Rice | James Blay misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:56 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:31 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Martin Ward - foul #2 on Martin Ward, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Blay | |
| 12:31 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:31 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Lawrence Braden steps in front of the Matthew Lonergan pass | 37-52 |
| 12:02 | Bowling Green | Anthony Gandy loses the dribble to Brad Clough | 37-52 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Oliver Chance comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Boltz | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Critchlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Gandy (fresh) C - Lawrence Braden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Marvin Boltz knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Ward | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | Steve Haley is called for a backcourt violation | 37-54 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Painter (SG) Steve Haley | |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:45 | Rice | James Diggs connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 37-56 |
| 10:34 | Bowling Green | Brad Clough blocks the jumper by Lawrence Braden | 37-56 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by James Painter - foul #4 on James Painter, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Pye (SG), Curtis Arce (PF), James Carr (C) James Painter, Anthony Gandy, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) James Diggs, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez lays it in | 37-58 |
| 09:34 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 09:08 | Rice | James Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 40-58 |
| 09:07 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 08:51 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Neff (PG), James Heffernan (PF), Lawrence Braden (C) Mark Critchlow, Curtis Arce, James Carr | |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (C) James Lane, Brad Clough | |
| 08:51 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:51 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:25 | Rice | John Caruso misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 08:24 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:20 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell knocks in the floater from the left side | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:01 | Rice | John Caruso misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-58 |
| 08:00 | Rice | James Diggs misses the tip | 44-58 |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden's layup is rejected by John Caruso | 44-58 |
| 07:40 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell tips it but misses | 44-58 |
| 07:38 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Neff (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Pye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Criswell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Heffernan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Braden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Diggs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez banks in the layup | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 06:55 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden grabs the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 06:48 | Bowling Green | Lawrence Braden is fouled on the floor by James Diggs - foul #3 on James Diggs, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Critchlow (PG), James Painter (SG), Curtis Arce (C) Michael Pye, Larry Criswell, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso | |
| 06:30 | Bowling Green | James Heffernan buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by James Diggs - foul #4 on James Diggs, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| 06:30 | Bowling Green | James Heffernan misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:30 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Rice | James Diggs misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-60 |
| 06:02 | Bowling Green | James Heffernan grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 05:42 | Bowling Green | James Diggs steals the ball from James Painter | 46-60 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Oliver Chance drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Martin Ward | 46-63 |
| 04:53 | Bowling Green | Michael Neff misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-63 |
| 04:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Diggs | 46-63 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-63 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Criswell (SF), Michael Pye (PF), Lawrence Braden (C) Michael Neff, James Heffernan, Curtis Arce | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF) Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Brad Clough comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 03:56 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Brad Clough pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Marvin Boltz lays it in set up by Salvador Hernandez | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Critchlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Painter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Criswell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Pye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Braden (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Bowling Green | James Painter can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-67 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Painter - foul #5 on James Painter, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Neff (PG), Steve Haley (SF), Curtis Arce (PF), James Carr (C) Mark Critchlow, James Painter, Larry Criswell, Lawrence Braden | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 03:01 | Bowling Green | James Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-69 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 02:48 | Rice | James Lane loses the dribble to Michael Neff | 46-69 |
| 02:44 | Bowling Green | Michael Neff blows the layup | 46-69 |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Blay grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Steve Haley picks off the pass by James Blay | 46-69 |
| 02:07 | Bowling Green | James Lane steps in front of the James Carr pass | 46-69 |
| 02:03 | Rice | James Lane hits the finger roll | 46-71 |
| 01:45 | Bowling Green | James Carr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 01:43 | Rice | James Blay gets the rebound | 46-71 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Lane grabs the offensive board | 46-71 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Martin Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lonergan | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Bowling Green | Michael Pye buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan blows the layup but he's fouled by James Carr - foul #1 on James Carr, team foul #6 | 48-74 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 00:27 | Bowling Green | James Carr makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Arce | 50-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 50-76 |