| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Donald Fowler inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Lance Richmond takes the ball from Damian Morgan | 22-21 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | Donald Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Damian Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 23-21 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Damian Morgan steps in front of the Lance Richmond pass | 23-23 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Donald Fowler lays it in on a great pass from Damian Morgan | 25-23 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 25-23 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Donald Fowler grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Donald Fowler misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-23 |
| 17:14 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Donald Fowler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 25-23 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Terry Jerez double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Luke (C) Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Samuel Aden picks off the pass by Damian Morgan in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Aden | 25-25 |
| 16:29 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 25-25 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Timothy Luke can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen tips it home | 27-25 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Timothy Luke knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Corwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Rice | William Toy drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Aden and the foul's on Donald Fowler - foul #1 on Donald Fowler, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Jerry Albright (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:26 | Rice | William Toy misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Luke | 30-29 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Jerry Albright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Todd Brooks | 32-29 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Todd Brooks gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) William Toy | |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Ronald Hickey takes the ball from Timothy Luke | 32-29 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jerry Albright | 32-29 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-32 |
| 13:14 | Belmont | Jerry Albright knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Scheuerman | 38-32 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Shannon Corwin (SG), Donald Fowler (SF), Edward Nguyen (PF) Ervin Sarno, Kevin Scheuerman, Timothy Luke, Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), William Toy (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Toni Siwinski (C) Todd Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| 12:31 | Rice | William Toy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Damian Morgan pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:11 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Toy drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Samuel Aden | 38-34 |
| 11:40 | Belmont | Damian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-34 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Toni Siwinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Raymond Valenti is hacked by Toni Siwinski - foul #1 on Toni Siwinski, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Albright (C) Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Gregory Freeman connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 38-36 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Damian Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 10:50 | Rice | William Toy is fouled on the floor by Donald Fowler - foul #2 on Donald Fowler, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the floater from the right side | 38-38 |
| 10:13 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Fowler | 41-38 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Jerry Albright swats the short shot by Gregory Freeman | 41-38 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-38 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it in | 41-40 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Jerry Albright pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Jerry Albright misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin double dribbles | 41-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Kevin Scheuerman (SG), Todd Brooks (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Timothy Luke (C) Damian Morgan, Shannon Corwin, Donald Fowler, Edward Nguyen, Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 08:27 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Todd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Timothy Luke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 07:42 | Rice | William Toy can't throw it down | 41-40 |
| 07:41 | Rice | William Toy tips it in | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Scheuerman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Todd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Timothy Luke drills a floater from the right side | 43-42 |
| 07:12 | Rice | William Toy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Timothy Luke grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Shannon Corwin (SG), Edward Nguyen (PF), Jerry Albright (C) Kevin Scheuerman, Walter Williams, Timothy Luke | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 45-45 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Todd Brooks misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Blake Jones can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Lance Richmond drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Blake Jones | 45-48 |
| 05:44 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 05:42 | Rice | William Toy gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Donald Fowler (SF) Ervin Sarno, Todd Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Damian Morgan comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits a jump hook in the paint | 46-53 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-53 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Edward Nguyen swats the short shot by Ronald Hickey | 46-53 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Fowler | 48-55 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Corwin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Albright (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Luke (C) Jerry Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for traveling | 50-55 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Damian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Todd Brooks (SF) Donald Fowler | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Fowler (SF), Jerry Albright (C) Todd Brooks, Timothy Luke | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Shannon Corwin - foul #2 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Lance Richmond drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gregory Freeman and the foul's on Shannon Corwin - foul #3 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen is called for a backcourt violation | 52-58 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Terry Jerez steals it from Jerry Albright | 52-58 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Jerry Albright grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fowler | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Lance Richmond and the foul's on Jerry Albright - foul #1 on Jerry Albright, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Damian Morgan | 57-61 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Damian Morgan - foul #1 on Damian Morgan, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Toy | 57-62 |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Toy is fouled on the floor by Donald Fowler - foul #3 on Donald Fowler, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Toy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Edward Nguyen snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-63 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Shannon Corwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shannon Corwin, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 57-64 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Shannon Corwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Toy snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden runs out the clock | 57-64 |