| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Tim Grizzard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Keen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Morgan inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | James Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:39 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson lays it up and in set up by Charles Bannister | 40-33 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Jeremy Davis drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Roderick Coleman | 40-35 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | James Keen blocks the short jumper by Roger Newell | 40-35 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Jeremy Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:01 | Rice | James Keen tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Roger Newell knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Bannister and the foul's on Rafael Pierce - foul #1 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG) Tim Grizzard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:40 | Montana State | Roger Newell makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Roderick Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| 17:01 | Montana State | Charles Bannister can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Roger Newell steals it from Michael Morgan | 45-37 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tyler Smith | 47-37 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Charles Bannister snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Montana State | The jump hook by Roger Newell is blocked by James Keen | 47-37 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Roger Newell gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:15 | Montana State | Charles Bannister is fouled on the floor by Rafael Pierce - foul #2 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), George Mallett (SG), Shannon Benson (PF), Patrick Tyree (C) Charles Bannister, Tyler Smith, Roger Newell, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Melvin King (PF), Dennis Price (C) Roderick Coleman, Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan, Rafael Pierce, James Keen | |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Mallett and he's fouled by Gerald Timmons - foul #2 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Melvin King grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Dennis Price can't finish the layup | 49-37 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Shannon Benson | 49-37 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | George Mallett is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Holland (SF) Clifton Young | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:12 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-37 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Dennis Price can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Shannon Benson - foul #3 on Shannon Benson, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson (C) Patrick Tyree | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Dennis Price makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Dennis Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | George Mallett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Jeffrey Robertson denies the turnaround by Nicholas Brown | 52-39 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Travis Richmond gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Travis Richmond hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Mallett - foul #1 on George Mallett, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), Charles Bannister (SG), Roger Newell (PF) Tim Grizzard, Sam Holland, Shannon Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), James Keen (C) Gerald Timmons, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price, Melvin King | |
| 12:45 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:21 | Montana State | Clifton Young hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 12:04 | Rice | James Keen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tyler Smith (SF) George Mallett | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Davis (SG) Travis Richmond | |
| 11:42 | Montana State | Charles Bannister misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Rafael Pierce pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Michael Morgan blows the dunk but the foul's on Tyler Smith - foul #1 on Tyler Smith, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG) Clifton Young | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Robertson | 55-43 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | Charles Bannister is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shannon Benson (C) Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SF) Roderick Coleman, Michael Morgan | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Rafael Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:32 | Rice | James Keen misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Gerald Timmons tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Travis Richmond grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:15 | Rice | James Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Rafael Pierce tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 09:58 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Jeremy Davis snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Travis Richmond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:47 | Rice | James Keen tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Rafael Pierce snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is fouled on the floor by Tim Grizzard - foul #3 on Tim Grizzard, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), George Mallett (SG), Sam Holland (SF), Jeffrey Robertson (C) Tim Grizzard, Charles Bannister, Tyler Smith, Roger Newell | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Melvin King (PF), Dennis Price (C) Gerald Timmons, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce, James Keen | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Jeremy Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Shannon Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | George Mallett blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Price - foul #1 on Dennis Price, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (SG) Jeremy Davis | |
| 08:33 | Montana State | George Mallett makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | George Mallett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Gerald Timmons loses the ball out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | George Mallett is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Bannister (SG), Roger Newell (PF) Sam Holland, Shannon Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SG) Gerald Timmons | |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clifton Young | 60-47 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 07:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Mallett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Price (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Morgan lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Price | 60-49 |
| 07:00 | Montana State | Clifton Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Dennis Price gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Michael Morgan misses short on a floater from the right block | 60-49 |
| 06:42 | Montana State | Clifton Young grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | George Mallett makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clifton Young and he's fouled by Dennis Price - foul #2 on Dennis Price, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG), Tyler Smith (SF) Clifton Young, Charles Bannister | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Davis (SG), Rafael Pierce (PF), James Keen (C) Michael Morgan, Melvin King, Dennis Price | |
| 06:19 | Montana State | George Mallett misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Roderick Coleman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Pierce | 62-51 |
| 05:38 | Montana State | Tyler Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 05:37 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:28 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Travis Richmond grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Travis Richmond hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Roger Newell - foul #2 on Roger Newell, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Bannister (SG), Shannon Benson (PF), Patrick Tyree (C) George Mallett, Roger Newell, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG) Roderick Coleman | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Tyler Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Bannister | 64-53 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Travis Richmond clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-53 |
| 04:56 | Montana State | Charles Bannister gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gerald Timmons - foul #3 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson (C) Patrick Tyree | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Morgan (SF) Travis Richmond | |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Tim Grizzard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Rice | James Keen misses the shot from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Tyler Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Keen - foul #3 on James Keen, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), Roger Newell (PF) Tim Grizzard, Shannon Benson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Jeffrey Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Jeremy Davis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Montana State | Clifton Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 03:17 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Young | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifton Young (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tyler Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robertson (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Keen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Montana State | Charles Bannister steps out of bounds on the baseline | 67-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Mallett (SF) Tyler Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Melvin King (PF), Dennis Price (C) Gerald Timmons, Rafael Pierce, James Keen | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Grizzard (PG) Clifton Young | |
| Subs | Rice | Rafael Pierce (PF) Dennis Price | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Melvin King misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Grizzard - foul #4 on Tim Grizzard, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tyler Smith (SF) George Mallett | |
| Subs | Rice | James Keen (C) Rafael Pierce | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Melvin King misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Tyler Smith hits the finger roll | 69-57 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Grizzard - foul #5 on Tim Grizzard, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifton Young (PG), George Mallett (SG), Sam Holland (SF), Shannon Benson (PF), Patrick Tyree (C) Tim Grizzard, Charles Bannister, Tyler Smith, Roger Newell, Jeffrey Robertson | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Dennis Price (C) Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan, James Keen | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Roderick Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Clifton Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG) Roderick Coleman | |
| 02:07 | Rice | George Mallett steps in front of the Melvin King pass | 69-58 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | George Mallett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-58 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Dennis Price pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Montana State | Shannon Benson pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Sam Holland's pass is intercepted by Melvin King | 69-58 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Nicholas Brown is fouled on the floor by Sam Holland - foul #1 on Sam Holland, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Tyree | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Richmond - foul #2 on Travis Richmond, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Patrick Tyree makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Dennis Price knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | George Mallett is hacked by Travis Richmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Richmond, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | George Mallett misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | George Mallett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Gerald Timmons's pass is intercepted by George Mallett in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | George Mallett lays it in | 74-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by Shannon Benson - foul #4 on Shannon Benson, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Montana State | Sam Holland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 74-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Timmons | 74-63 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Shannon Benson steals the ball from Melvin King | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Shannon Benson runs out the clock | 74-63 |