| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Lance Richmond banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 27-29 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Jeremy Miller takes the ball from Lance Richmond | 27-29 |
| 18:51 | Jacksonville State | Terry Jerez picks off the pass by John Morton | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Terry Jerez banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 18:38 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Gregory Freeman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 18:05 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller blows the dunk | 27-34 |
| 18:03 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Martin Arrington is called for the reach on Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Martin Arrington, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Martin Arrington blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hickey | 29-34 |
| 17:38 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | John Morton drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jeremy Miller | 31-34 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Terry Jerez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Aden | 31-36 |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville State | John Morton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 31-38 |
| 16:31 | Jacksonville State | Gregory Freeman is called for the reach on Jeremy Miller - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson (SF), Laurence Yohe (PF), Andrei Galuski (C) Jeremy Miller, John Morton, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 16:21 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski blows the layup but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Scott Collins (SF) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:21 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:21 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Laurence Yohe steals it from Terry Thornton | 32-38 |
| 15:36 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Andrei Galuski | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Leroy Moore (fresh) SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Collins (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe is hacked by Blake Jones - foul #4 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Martin Arrington (C) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, Scott Collins, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 14:53 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller's pass is intercepted by Samuel Aden | 32-38 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 32-40 |
| 14:25 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Crowe | 35-40 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Lance Richmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 13:49 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gordon Kissell and he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| 13:49 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:35 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:27 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Terry Jerez snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 37-40 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Frank Crowe - foul #2 on Frank Crowe, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), John Morton (SF), Laurence Yohe (C) Gordon Kissell, Jeremy Miller, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Kenneth Johnson steps in front of the Terry Thornton pass | 37-40 |
| 12:24 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Laurence Yohe | 39-40 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it home | 39-42 |
| 12:03 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:01 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:45 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Martin Arrington (C) Frank Crowe, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), William Toy (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 11:22 | Jacksonville State | John Morton gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Moore (fresh) SF - John Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Leroy Moore is called for the reach on Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Leroy Moore, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller (SF) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Petty | 41-45 |
| 10:23 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 10:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 41-45 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Timothy Petty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 10:05 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:00 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 09:44 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 41-45 |
| 09:43 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:34 | Jacksonville State | Lance Richmond takes the ball from Gordon Kissell | 41-45 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on a runner in the lane | 41-45 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it in | 41-47 |
| 08:59 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Morton | 41-47 |
| 08:23 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Laurence Yohe (C) Gordon Kissell, Leroy Moore, John Morton, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Thompson and he's fouled by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Lance Richmond knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Miller and he's hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Collins (SF) Jeremy Miller | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Timothy Petty, Lance Richmond | |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gregory Freeman tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Collins (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:52 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Laurence Yohe | 49-52 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Raymond Valenti lays it in on a great pass from Blake Jones | 49-54 |
| 06:30 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Valenti blocks the short jumper by Frank Crowe | 49-54 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Martin Arrington (C) Paul Thompson, Scott Collins, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Blake Jones | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:59 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Martin Arrington - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| 05:59 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:59 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Lance Richmond is denied on a dunk by Kenneth Johnson | 51-56 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:24 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-56 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:04 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 04:59 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Miller | 54-56 |
| 04:42 | Rice | William Toy drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Aden and he's hacked by Jeremy Miller - foul #1 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (SG), John Morton (PF) Frank Crowe, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:42 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:24 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:22 | Rice | William Toy pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Leroy Moore - foul #2 on Leroy Moore, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe (PF) Jeremy Miller | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Lance Richmond | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG), Paul Thompson (SF) Leroy Moore, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| 03:27 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Blake Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Freeman | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Toy (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Kissell | 59-61 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Martin Arrington (C) Paul Thompson, John Morton, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Terry Thornton, William Toy | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Ronald Hickey blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:18 | Jacksonville State | Lance Richmond takes the ball from Jeremy Miller | 59-61 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Kissell - foul #2 on Gordon Kissell, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 02:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller drills a jumper in the paint | 61-63 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:28 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 01:13 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson blows the layup | 61-63 |
| 01:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 61-63 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez blows the layup | 61-63 |
| 01:05 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:44 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Crowe | 63-63 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 00:36 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | William Toy is called for the reach on Jeremy Miller - foul #2 on William Toy, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Rice | William Toy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) William Toy | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 65-66 |