| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Texas A&M | PG - Earl Scudder (fresh) SG - John Bahe (fresh) SF - Kyle Bessler (fresh) PF - Teddy Ward (fresh) C - John Shuman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Mabe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Texas A&M | W. Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Earl Scudder is called for the reach on Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Scudder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | David Mabe knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Shook | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman is called for a backcourt violation | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | James Shook clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Bessler - foul #1 on Kyle Bessler, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Bahe | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Rice | James Shook is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman misses short on a shot in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Mabe | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts (PF) John Shuman | |
| 17:51 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Bacher is hacked by John Bahe - foul #1 on John Bahe, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, James Chavers | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) Kyle Bessler | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Michael Bacher is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 8-3 |
| 17:08 | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bacher | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 16:37 | W. Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Teddy Ward | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler (SF) John Shuman | |
| 16:18 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Daniel Costner is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) Earl Scudder | |
| 16:11 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Kyle Bessler picks off the pass by James Chavers in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler throws it down | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Texas A&M | PG - Kyle Bessler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Bahe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Watts (fairly fresh) PF - Teddy Ward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Shuman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:33 | Rice | David Mabe gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Rice | James Chavers is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 8-7 |
| 15:07 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | W. Texas A&M | James Shook swats the short shot by Teddy Ward | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Raymond Watts takes the ball from Daniel Costner | 8-7 |
| 14:34 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Watts | 8-9 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Teddy Ward takes the ball from Daniel Costner | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Mabe | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Bessler | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Rice | James Shook connects on the floater from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Bessler | 13-15 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by John Shuman - foul #1 on John Shuman, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder (PG) John Shuman | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Michael Bacher's pass is intercepted by Kyle Bessler | 13-15 |
| 11:57 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler banks in the layup set up by Earl Scudder | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Texas A&M | PG - Earl Scudder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bahe (tired) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bessler (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Watts (tired) C - Teddy Ward (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Earl Scudder picks off the pass by William Stanton | 13-17 |
| 11:34 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler misses the easy layup | 13-17 |
| 11:32 | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | W. Texas A&M | William Stanton steals the ball from Teddy Ward | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses short on a shot from the left side | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | W. Texas A&M | W. Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | | |
| 10:41 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) Teddy Ward | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Watts - foul #1 on Raymond Watts, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward (C) John Shuman | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:04 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward is denied on a layup by James Chavers | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 14-17 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled in the backcourt by John Bahe - foul #2 on John Bahe, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), David Mabe (PF) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) John Bahe | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Antoine Sharp loses the dribble to Earl Scudder | 14-17 |
| 09:30 | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder blows the dunk | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Teddy Ward takes the ball from James Chavers | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kyle Bessler, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Bahe (SG) Kyle Bessler | |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Shook is fouled on the floor by Earl Scudder - foul #2 on Earl Scudder, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | | |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:19 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | Rice | James Shook is fouled on the floor by Raymond Watts - foul #2 on Raymond Watts, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler (SF) Raymond Watts | |
| 08:01 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:50 | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder is hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Texas A&M | PG - Earl Scudder (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bahe (tired) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Bessler (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Teddy Ward (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shuman (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Bacher | 18-19 |
| 07:14 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 07:13 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:52 | Rice | William Stanton makes the shot in the paint set up by Antonio Clark | 20-19 |
| 06:45 | W. Texas A&M | Edgar Maiorano blocks the short jumper by Kyle Bessler | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 20-19 |
| 06:41 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled in the backcourt by John Bahe - foul #3 on John Bahe, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts (SF) Kyle Bessler | |
| 06:41 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:41 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:41 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the open floater in the lane on a great pass from William Stanton | 23-19 |
| 06:03 | W. Texas A&M | The short jumper by Earl Scudder is denied by David Mabe | 23-19 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Shuman is called for the reach on Jerome Wiggs - foul #2 on John Shuman, team foul #11 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler (SF) John Shuman | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:25 | W. Texas A&M | Kyle Bessler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 05:24 | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 24-21 |
| 04:53 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:41 | Rice | James Chavers jams it on a nice dish by Jerome Wiggs and he's hacked by Teddy Ward - foul #1 on Teddy Ward, team foul #12 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | | |
| 04:41 | Rice | James Chavers makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:33 | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts is called for traveling | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano jams it on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 29-21 |
| 03:56 | W. Texas A&M | John Bahe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Teddy Ward is called for the reach on Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Teddy Ward, team foul #13 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) John Bahe | |
| 03:42 | W. Texas A&M | W. Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Texas A&M | PG - Earl Scudder (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Watts (very tired) 2 reb. SF - Kyle Bessler (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Teddy Ward (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shuman (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | W. Texas A&M | Earl Scudder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 03:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edgar Maiorano | 30-21 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Michael Bacher drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Shook | 32-21 |
| 02:49 | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts's pass is intercepted by Michael Bacher | 32-21 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Michael Bacher is hacked by Raymond Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Watts, team foul #14 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Bahe (SG) Raymond Watts | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:32 | W. Texas A&M | John Bahe is fouled on the floor by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #6 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | | |
| 02:22 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward is hacked by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | Raymond Watts (PF) John Bahe | |
| 02:22 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 02:06 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 01:52 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 01:38 | Rice | David Mabe lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 35-23 |
| 01:22 | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Shuman, team foul #15 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (C) William Stanton, James Shook, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Bahe (SG) John Shuman | |
| 00:53 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Scudder - foul #3 on Earl Scudder, team foul #16 | 35-23 |
| 00:53 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:53 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:32 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward scores on a jumper in the lane | 36-25 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle Bessler - foul #3 on Kyle Bessler, team foul #17 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| Subs | W. Texas A&M | John Shuman (C) Kyle Bessler | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:04 | W. Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Teddy Ward | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | W. Texas A&M | Teddy Ward comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 37-25 |