| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 19:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods banks in the layup and the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| 19:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Woods - foul #1 on Larry Woods, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG) Mark Greene | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Gregory Freeman loses the dribble to Kim Decker | 43-49 |
| 18:12 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by Roy Jewett is blocked by Lance Richmond | 43-49 |
| 18:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 43-49 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Lance Richmond is hacked by Roy Jewett - foul #2 on Roy Jewett, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Kim Decker | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Lance Richmond knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Aden | 46-49 |
| 17:29 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett is hacked by William Toy - foul #2 on William Toy, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF) Larry Woods | |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Tim Burgess - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kapeni Abdula, Roy Jewett | |
| 16:54 | East Tennessee State | A charge is called on Tim Burgess - foul #3 on Tim Burgess, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SG), Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 16:44 | Rice | William Toy connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Raymond Valenti and he's fouled by Larry Woods - foul #2 on Larry Woods, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 16:44 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:24 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski is fouled on the floor by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 16:03 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Toy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Blake Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:21 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 49-49 |
| 15:20 | Rice | William Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, William Toy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 14:46 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez scores on a turnaround from close range | 49-51 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Terry Thornton is denied on a dunk by Francisco Sanchez | 49-51 |
| 14:28 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 14:05 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 13:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 49-51 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 13:26 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski tips it in | 49-53 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Ronald Hickey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Toy | 52-53 |
| 13:03 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) William Toy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Gregory Freeman scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 54-53 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF) Mark Greene, Larry Woods | |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Tim Burgess is called for the reach on Terry Jerez - foul #4 on Tim Burgess, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Luis Noriega (C) Kim Decker, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 11:57 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe grabs the board | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Toy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Noriega (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Luis Noriega | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the dribble to Mark Greene | 54-54 |
| 11:16 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 11:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the finger roll set up by Terry Jerez and he's hacked by Jacob Noe - foul #1 on Jacob Noe, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, William Toy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:42 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula's pass is intercepted by Terry Thornton | 57-54 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Lance Richmond scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 09:56 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Francisco Sanchez - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Luis Noriega (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 09:31 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Larry Woods, Luis Noriega | |
| 09:31 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:31 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 09:21 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Samuel Aden, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (PF) Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 59-56 |
| 08:44 | Rice | William Toy is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William Toy, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Luis Noriega | |
| 08:30 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 08:29 | Rice | William Toy gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Raymond Valenti connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 62-56 |
| 08:07 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett clanks a shot from the right side | 62-56 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Toy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Woods (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Jerez | 68-59 |
| 07:13 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 07:12 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the floater from the right block | 70-61 |
| 06:38 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #3 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), Terry Thornton (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti, William Toy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Larry Woods, Roy Jewett | |
| 06:38 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:38 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 06:11 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Noriega | 73-66 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is hacked by Kim Decker - foul #1 on Kim Decker, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jacob Noe (PF) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega | |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 78-67 |
| 05:09 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Mark Greene | 78-69 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it home | 80-69 |
| 04:45 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #12 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF) Blake Jones, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Luis Noriega (C) Larry Woods, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| 04:45 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 04:45 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 04:26 | Rice | William Toy can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-70 |
| 04:24 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 04:06 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene travels with the ball | 80-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Luis Noriega | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Larry Woods steps in front of the Samuel Aden pass | 80-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Toy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Larry Woods (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #13 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Larry Woods, Jacob Noe | |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | William Toy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 80-71 |
| 03:16 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 03:10 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Tim Burgess is called for the reach on Gregory Freeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim Burgess, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Kim Decker, Tim Burgess, Roy Jewett | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:49 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 82-71 |
| 02:48 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods grabs the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 02:39 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses long on a jumper near the basket | 82-71 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the rebound | 82-71 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Luis Noriega | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden is called for traveling | 82-71 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Jacob Noe (PF) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 01:48 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 82-71 |
| 01:47 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett can't tip it in | 82-71 |
| 01:45 | Rice | William Toy gets the rebound | 82-71 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Mark Greene is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Greene, team foul #9 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Luis Noriega | 82-71 |
| 01:28 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-71 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Luis Noriega - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #14 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 82-72 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't finish the layup | 82-72 |
| 01:00 | Rice | William Toy gets the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Francisco Sanchez is called for the reach on William Toy - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #10 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:58 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:58 | Rice | William Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-72 |
| 00:51 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker gets the offensive rebound | 84-72 |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega is denied on a layup by Terry Thornton | 84-72 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula tips it home | 84-74 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Allen Blosser is called for the reach on Terry Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Blosser, team foul #11 | 84-74 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:37 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kim Decker | 86-77 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Luis Noriega, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Lance Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Greene - foul #3 on Mark Greene, team foul #12 | 86-77 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:36 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roy Jewett | 87-77 |
| 00:29 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden runs out the clock | 87-77 |