| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) SF - Irving Sells (fresh) PF - Robert Springer (fresh) C - Cameron Brice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Samuel Aden drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Terry Jerez | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Irving Sells | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Springer | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Irving Sells - foul #1 on Irving Sells, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Cameron Brice - foul #1 on Cameron Brice, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Paul Caceres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Irving Sells | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Cameron Brice | 7-9 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Cameron Brice | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Saul Salas (SG), Mike Tolman (C) Phillip Callison, Robert Springer | |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Saul Salas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Carter and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) William Toy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Saul Salas makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SG - Saul Salas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) PF - Christopher Carter (fresh) C - Mike Tolman (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Irving Sells snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Irving Sells | 7-14 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Petty | 10-14 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Sells | 10-17 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Ronald Cull, Irving Sells, Christopher Carter, Mike Tolman | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Robert Springer denies the turnaround by Samuel Aden | 10-17 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Saul Salas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Paul Caceres in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Caceres, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG) Paul Caceres | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-17 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Robert Springer pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Robert Springer buries a 3 from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-20 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Saul Salas | 15-23 |
| 12:33 | Rice | William Toy buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 17-23 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Irving Sells (SF), Christopher Carter (PF), Mike Tolman (C) Ronald Cull, Saul Salas, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Phillip Callison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) PF - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Missouri State | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (PF) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter travels with the ball | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Irving Sells grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF) William Toy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Robert Springer (PF) Phillip Callison, Mike Tolman | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Lance Richmond is called for a backcourt violation | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Saul Salas (SG), Cameron Brice (C) Robert Moore, Christopher Carter | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Samuel Aden gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 19-25 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 09:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 19-25 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 19-25 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Lance Richmond loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Ronald Cull, Saul Salas, Irving Sells, Cameron Brice | |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Robert Springer is fouled on the floor by Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Robert Springer misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:03 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by William Toy is blocked by Robert Springer | 19-25 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Phillip Callison | 19-25 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Clapp | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Phillip Callison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Robert Springer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Blake Jones takes the ball from Robert Springer | 19-25 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Robert Springer swats the layup by Blake Jones | 19-25 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Robert Springer grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Saul Salas (SG), Irving Sells (SF), Cameron Brice (C) Robert Moore, Phillip Callison, Rick Clapp, Robert Springer | |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 19-26 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Irving Sells steals the ball from Raymond Valenti | 19-26 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice clanks a shot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Raymond Valenti swats the short shot by Saul Salas | 19-28 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Toy and he's fouled by Ronald Cull - foul #2 on Ronald Cull, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) William Toy, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Phillip Callison (SG), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Saul Salas, Christopher Carter, Cameron Brice | |
| 04:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 04:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Saul Salas (PG), Robert Springer (PF) Robert Moore, Bennie Melton | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Robert Springer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Springer | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Saul Salas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Callison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Irving Sells (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Saul Salas and he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Cameron Brice (C) Irving Sells, Mike Tolman | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Saul Salas | 23-30 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice is whistled for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Rick Clapp (SF) Phillip Callison, Saul Salas | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Blake Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Valenti | 26-30 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Irving Sells (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Rick Clapp, Robert Springer, Cameron Brice | |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:54 | Rice | William Toy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Irving Sells grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, William Toy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Phillip Callison (SG), Christopher Carter (PF) Ronald Cull, Bennie Melton | |
| 01:05 | Rice | Phillip Callison takes the ball from Samuel Aden | 26-32 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Phillip Callison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (PG), Robert Springer (PF), Cameron Brice (C) Paul Caceres, Christopher Carter, Mike Tolman | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Freeman | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Cameron Brice hits a jumper in the lane set up by Phillip Callison | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-34 |