| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Donohue (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bozarth (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Tighe inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Rice | William Tighe is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-29 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue lays it in set up by Clinton Bence and he's fouled by William Tighe - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Joel Karn misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth loses the dribble to Joel Karn | 28-32 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Joel Karn is hacked by Clinton Bence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Bence, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey (SF), Brad Krzesinski (C) Richard Donohue, Edward Harper | |
| 18:12 | Rice | Joel Karn clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Roy Smith tips it home | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Krzesinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Bence | 30-35 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Clinton Bence is called for the reach on Dustin Sasaki - foul #3 on Clinton Bence, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Joel Karn, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), James Shapskinsky (SF) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Cannon - foul #1 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SF) James Shapskinsky | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Frederick Brown - foul #3 on Frederick Brown, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SG), Edward Harper (C) Jeffrey Carey, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Donohue - foul #2 on Richard Donohue, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Richard Donohue - foul #3 on Richard Donohue, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG) Richard Donohue | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SG) Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) William Goldsmith | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the shot in the paint set up by Adam Warren | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Adam Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cobbins (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Perine (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bradford Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Shapskinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bozarth (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fredrick Cannon - foul #2 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Adam Warren, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Richard Donohue (SF), Jeffrey Carey (PF), Noah Faul (C) Bradford Ward, James Shapskinsky, Christopher Bozarth, Edward Harper | |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brandon Wilder | 34-37 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Brandon Wilder's pass is intercepted by Clinton Bence in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Smith | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Frederick Brown - foul #4 on Frederick Brown, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Joel Karn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Cobbins | 37-39 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Clinton Bence takes the ball from Joel Karn | 37-39 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence throws it down | 37-41 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Richard Donohue is called for the reach on Dustin Sasaki in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Donohue, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG), Adam Warren (SG), William Tighe (SF) Joel Karn, Richard Cobbins, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), William Goldsmith (SG), Brad Krzesinski (SF), Edward Harper (PF) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Richard Donohue, Jeffrey Carey | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Edward Harper steps in front of the David Henderson pass | 37-41 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradford Ward | 37-44 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Brandon Wilder clanks a jump hook near the basket | 37-44 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Brandon Wilder pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Adam Warren makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Henderson | 39-44 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Roy Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) David Henderson, Dustin Sasaki, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), James Shapskinsky (SF), Christopher Bozarth (PF) William Goldsmith, Brad Krzesinski, Edward Harper | |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Joel Karn misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradford Ward - foul #1 on Bradford Ward, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG) Bradford Ward | |
| 11:55 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Adam Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Shapskinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bozarth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 11:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 41-47 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Adam Warren is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey (SG), Edward Harper (C) Ronald Carr, Noah Faul | |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:13 | Rice | William Tighe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Cobbins is called for the reach on Edward Harper - foul #1 on Richard Cobbins, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Perine (C) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (SG) James Shapskinsky | |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fredrick Cannon | 41-49 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Bozarth - foul #3 on Christopher Bozarth, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SG) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-51 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Harper | 42-51 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence double dribbles | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG), Adam Warren (SG) Joel Karn, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Brad Krzesinski (C) Clinton Bence, William Goldsmith, Edward Harper | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Adam Warren is fouled on the floor by Brad Krzesinski - foul #3 on Brad Krzesinski, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF) David Henderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Adam Warren makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Adam Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 09:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 46-51 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brad Krzesinski - foul #4 on Brad Krzesinski, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG), Brandon Wilder (C) Richard Cobbins, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SF), Noah Faul (C) Jeffrey Carey, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Brandon Wilder pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bradford Ward - foul #2 on Bradford Ward, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) Dustin Sasaki | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), William Goldsmith (SG) Bradford Ward, Ronald Carr | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Adam Warren loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper (PF) Christopher Bozarth | |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Fredrick Cannon (PF) David Henderson, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Jeffrey Carey (SF) William Goldsmith, James Shapskinsky | |
| 08:00 | Rice | William Tighe buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wilder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Harper (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clinton Bence | 49-54 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joel Karn - foul #2 on Joel Karn, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), James Shapskinsky (SG), Richard Donohue (SF), Brad Krzesinski (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Edward Harper, Noah Faul | |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth (PF) Jeffrey Carey | |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth lays it up and in | 49-58 |
| 05:51 | Rice | James Shapskinsky is called for the reach on Adam Warren in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Shapskinsky, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG) James Shapskinsky | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Adam Warren makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Adam Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Brown - foul #5 on Frederick Brown, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG) Frederick Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) William Goldsmith | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:09 | Rice | David Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-60 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward travels with the ball | 54-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Brandon Wilder (C) David Henderson, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Richard Cobbins clanks a runner from close range | 54-60 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue buries a floater from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is hacked by Brad Krzesinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brad Krzesinski, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Adam Warren, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), William Goldsmith (SG), James Shapskinsky (SF), Edward Harper (PF), Noah Faul (C) Bradford Ward, Ronald Carr, Richard Donohue, Christopher Bozarth, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Cobbins makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Cobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:28 | Rice | William Tighe knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Richard Cobbins | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Cobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shapskinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harper (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper tips it in | 58-64 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Richard Cobbins loses the dribble to Clinton Bence in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses the easy layup | 58-64 |
| 03:08 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Joel Karn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-64 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Brandon Wilder (C) Joel Karn, Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Richard Donohue (SF), Christopher Bozarth (PF) William Goldsmith, James Shapskinsky, Noah Faul | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Sasaki is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF) Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Roy Smith can't connect on a runner in the paint | 61-65 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Warren - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG) Adam Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul (C) Edward Harper | |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Roy Smith gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Joel Karn hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Tighe | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Brandon Wilder - foul #2 on Brandon Wilder, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Roy Smith throws it down set up by Joel Karn | 67-67 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-67 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Donohue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Bozarth (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Brandon Wilder wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Wilder | 69-67 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Sasaki is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SF), Jeffrey Carey (PF), Edward Harper (C) Richard Donohue, Christopher Bozarth, Noah Faul | |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 69-68 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is fouled in the backcourt by James Shapskinsky - foul #3 on James Shapskinsky, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Fredrick Cannon (PF) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey loses the dribble to Brandon Wilder | 70-68 |
| 03:43 | Rice | William Tighe hits a runner from close range and the foul's on James Shapskinsky - foul #4 on James Shapskinsky, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (SG) Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), William Goldsmith (SG) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr | |
| 03:43 | Rice | William Tighe misses the free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey is hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #3 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki's pass is intercepted by Bradford Ward in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-70 |
| 02:57 | Rice | William Tighe snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Adam Warren, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Richard Donohue (SF) Bradford Ward, William Goldsmith, James Shapskinsky | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Roy Smith is whistled for traveling | 72-70 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 72-72 |
| 02:14 | Rice | William Tighe's pass is intercepted by Clinton Bence in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses the easy layup | 72-72 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Brandon Wilder pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Joel Karn lays it in on a great pass from Roy Smith | 74-72 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Karn - foul #3 on Joel Karn, team foul #15 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth (PF), Noah Faul (C) Jeffrey Carey, Edward Harper | |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:22 | Rice | William Tighe blows the layup | 74-74 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Brandon Wilder picks off the pass by Clinton Bence | 74-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Noah Faul is called for the reach on Joel Karn - foul #4 on Noah Faul, team foul #15 | 74-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Joel Karn misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wilder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Donohue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Bozarth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 75-74 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joel Karn snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Joel Karn is hacked by Clinton Bence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Bence, team foul #16 | 75-74 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Joel Karn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Bozarth | 77-76 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Brandon Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Bence - foul #5 on Clinton Bence, team foul #17 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG) Clinton Bence | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Brandon Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Brandon Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith hits a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Brandon Wilder - foul #3 on Brandon Wilder, team foul #16 | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith makes the free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Tighe comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 78-79 |