| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fresh) C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Arrington (fresh) SG - Howard Bernier (fresh) SF - William Tedeschi (fresh) PF - Josef Andrzejewski (fresh) C - Jeffery Cammarata (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Brandon Wilder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Rice | Howard Bernier steals the ball from Roy Smith in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi lays it in on a great pass from Howard Bernier | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Joel Karn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Southern Methodist | Howard Bernier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Brandon Wilder pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Joel Karn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski hits a 3 from the right corner set up by William Tedeschi | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Cammarata grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski's floater is tipped away by Brandon Wilder | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Brandon Wilder is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Brown - foul #1 on Frederick Brown, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman (PG), Robert Silvestri (SG), Fadey Piontkowski (SF), John Noyes (C) Michael Arrington, Howard Bernier, William Tedeschi, Jeffery Cammarata | |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Adam Warren is called for the reach on Fadey Piontkowski - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan (PF) Josef Andrzejewski | |
| 16:21 | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Adam Warren (fresh) SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) PF - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) C - Jeffrey Perine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Albert Plowman (fresh) SG - Robert Silvestri (fresh) SF - Fadey Piontkowski (fresh) PF - Arthur Harlan (fresh) C - John Noyes (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Silvestri and he's fouled by Adam Warren - foul #2 on Adam Warren, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses the jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Fadey Piontkowski | 8-12 |
| 15:11 | Southern Methodist | John Noyes knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Albert Plowman | 8-14 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Plowman - foul #1 on Albert Plowman, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Brandon Wilder (C) Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Devlin (PG), Howard Bernier (SG), William Tedeschi (SF) Albert Plowman, Robert Silvestri, John Noyes | |
| 14:46 | Rice | David Henderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Brandon Wilder knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Henderson | 10-14 |
| 14:14 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF) Richard Cobbins, Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG), Josef Andrzejewski (PF), Jeffery Cammarata (C) Charles Devlin, Arthur Harlan, Fadey Piontkowski | |
| 14:04 | Rice | Roy Smith drills a shot from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 13:48 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Bernier | 12-17 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Brandon Wilder is whistled for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Fredrick Cannon (C) David Henderson, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Silvestri (SG), John Noyes (C) Howard Bernier, Jeffery Cammarata | |
| 13:12 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Tighe - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Perine (C) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski (PF) Josef Andrzejewski | |
| 13:12 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:12 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon tips it home | 14-19 |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | Frederick Brown picks off the pass by Robert Silvestri | 14-19 |
| 12:09 | Rice | William Tighe knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman (PG), Howard Bernier (SG), Arthur Harlan (PF), Jeffery Cammarata (C) Michael Arrington, Robert Silvestri, William Tedeschi, John Noyes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Albert Plowman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Bernier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fadey Piontkowski (fresh) PF - Arthur Harlan (fresh) C - Jeffery Cammarata (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Roy Smith is called for 10 seconds | 16-19 |
| 11:18 | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Brandon Wilder grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is hacked by Fadey Piontkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fadey Piontkowski, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski (PF) Fadey Piontkowski | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Richard Cobbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski can't finish the layup | 16-19 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Brandon Wilder gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:30 | Rice | David Henderson travels in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski (SF) Arthur Harlan | |
| 10:13 | Southern Methodist | Howard Bernier is hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG) David Henderson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG) Albert Plowman | |
| 10:03 | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Brandon Wilder grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Cobbins | 18-19 |
| 09:37 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Bernier and the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Dustin Sasaki, Richard Cobbins, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Silvestri (SG), William Tedeschi (SF) Howard Bernier, Jeffery Cammarata | |
| 09:37 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski misses the free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:59 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by Michael Arrington - foul #1 on Michael Arrington, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG) Joel Karn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman (PG), Arthur Harlan (PF), John Noyes (C) Michael Arrington, Josef Andrzejewski, Fadey Piontkowski | |
| 08:42 | Rice | William Tighe connects on the 3 from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 08:23 | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan can't tip it in | 21-21 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Frederick Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Noyes - foul #1 on John Noyes, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) David Henderson, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski (SF), Josef Andrzejewski (PF), Jeffery Cammarata (C) Robert Silvestri, William Tedeschi, Arthur Harlan | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:36 | Southern Methodist | Dustin Sasaki steps in front of the Albert Plowman pass | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (tiring) SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Wilder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Albert Plowman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Noyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fadey Piontkowski (fresh) PF - Josef Andrzejewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Jeffery Cammarata (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Frederick Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Sasaki | 24-21 |
| 07:02 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Josef Andrzejewski | 24-23 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Roy Smith (PF) Alejandro Hernandez, Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG), Howard Bernier (SG) Albert Plowman, John Noyes | |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | Brandon Wilder takes the ball from Josef Andrzejewski | 24-23 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Roy Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 06:21 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Cammarata loses the dribble to Richard Cobbins | 24-23 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 06:06 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:55 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Brandon Wilder gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Cammarata - foul #1 on Jeffery Cammarata, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Richard Cobbins, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Silvestri (SG), William Tedeschi (SF), Arthur Harlan (PF) Howard Bernier, Josef Andrzejewski, Jeffery Cammarata | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Arrington and he's fouled by Jeffrey Perine - foul #1 on Jeffrey Perine, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Arthur Harlan makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Joel Karn is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Arrington - foul #2 on Michael Arrington, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman (PG) Michael Arrington | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the lay-in | 25-26 |
| 05:21 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:02 | Southern Methodist | Robert Silvestri scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Harlan | 25-29 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Joel Karn is hacked by Albert Plowman - foul #2 on Albert Plowman, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Devlin (PG), Howard Bernier (SG), John Noyes (C) Albert Plowman, Robert Silvestri, Fadey Piontkowski | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:15 | Southern Methodist | William Tedeschi misses the shot from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | John Noyes hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Richard Cobbins's pass is intercepted by Charles Devlin in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | Charles Devlin makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Tedeschi | 27-33 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Joel Karn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG), Adam Warren (SG) Joel Karn, William Tighe | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington (PG), Josef Andrzejewski (PF), Jeffery Cammarata (C) Charles Devlin, Arthur Harlan, John Noyes | |
| 03:28 | Southern Methodist | Michael Arrington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 03:26 | Southern Methodist | Josef Andrzejewski hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Warren (fresh) SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Wilder (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Arrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Bernier (tiring) 3 ast. SF - William Tedeschi (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Josef Andrzejewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Cammarata (tiring) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | David Henderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Fredrick Cannon (C) Richard Cobbins, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Silvestri (SG), Fadey Piontkowski (SF) Howard Bernier, William Tedeschi | |
| 03:13 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski misses long on a runner from the left block | 27-35 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Roy Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:09 | Rice | David Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Perine (C) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Jeffrey Perine is called for the reach on Jeffery Cammarata - foul #2 on Jeffrey Perine, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Cammarata makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Cammarata misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Jeffery Cammarata is called for the reach on David Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Cammarata, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| 02:58 | Rice | David Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:58 | Rice | David Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Frederick Brown steps in front of the Michael Arrington pass | 29-36 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Frederick Brown lays it in | 31-36 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski is hacked by Adam Warren - foul #3 on Adam Warren, team foul #10 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Richard Cobbins (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) David Henderson, Frederick Brown, Adam Warren, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman (PG), John Noyes (SG), William Tedeschi (SF) Michael Arrington, Robert Silvestri, Jeffery Cammarata | |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is denied on a layup by Fadey Piontkowski | 31-38 |
| 02:02 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 01:37 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski drills a jumper in the paint set up by William Tedeschi and the foul's on Dustin Sasaki - foul #2 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #11 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Howard Bernier (SG), Arthur Harlan (PF) William Tedeschi, Josef Andrzejewski | |
| 01:37 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alejandro Hernandez | 33-40 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 00:48 | Southern Methodist | Fadey Piontkowski gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Albert Plowman scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Fadey Piontkowski | 33-42 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 00:19 | Rice | William Tighe tips it in | 35-42 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Howard Bernier blows the layup | 35-42 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Tighe pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-42 |