| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Markle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is denied on a dunk by Richard Markle | 38-54 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it home | 40-54 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt clanks a jump hook from close range | 40-54 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Richard Markle | 40-54 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David McDougall | 40-56 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Norman Lewis steals it from Samuel Aden in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #1 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), David French (SF), Roy Murray (PF) Ralph Pascua, Norman Lewis, David McDougall | |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 18:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 40-56 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #1 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF) Larry Cavitt | |
| 18:06 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by David French in the backcourt - foul #2 on David French, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Markle blocks the short jumper by Terry Thornton | 40-56 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | David French is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, Roy Murray, Richard Markle | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Cavitt and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle (C) David French | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Freeman | 42-59 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez's floater is knocked away by Norman Lewis | 42-61 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it home | 44-61 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David McDougall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Markle (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-63 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David McDougall - foul #2 on David McDougall, team foul #3 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Dominick Goodlett, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), George Lee (SG), David French (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Roy Murray (C) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, Norman Lewis, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 14:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David French | 46-66 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Terry Thornton knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Roy Murray - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #4 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | David French can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-66 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Terry Thornton buries a jump hook from close range set up by Samuel Aden | 51-66 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | Blake Jones is called for the reach on George Lee - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF), Timothy Weston (PF) Andy Perkins, Roy Murray | |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston tips it back up and in | 51-68 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 53-68 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Timothy Weston is blocked by Ronald Hickey | 53-68 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Samuel Aden pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 11:39 | Rice | David French is called for the reach on Raymond Valenti - foul #3 on David French, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, David French | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Lee (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Lewis (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | William Toy scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Norman Lewis - foul #3 on Norman Lewis, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Andy Perkins (PF) George Lee, Timothy Weston | |
| 11:33 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 56-71 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Norman Lewis steals the ball from Timothy Petty in the backcourt | 56-71 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua banks in the layup set up by Norman Lewis | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-73 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Cavitt | 56-75 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Timothy Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #7 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), David McDougall (PF) Larry Cavitt, Norman Lewis, Andy Perkins | |
| 10:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 58-75 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the offensive board | 58-75 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #4 on Timothy Petty, team foul #7 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), David French (SF), Timothy Weston (PF) Ralph Pascua, Roy Murray, David McDougall | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Schoberg - foul #2 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #8 | 58-77 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston can't tip it in | 59-77 |
| 09:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 59-77 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Schoberg - foul #3 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #9 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) George Lee | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Markle | 59-77 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt's layup is rejected by Lance Richmond | 59-77 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 09:00 | Rice | David French steals it from Dominick Goodlett in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-77 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 59-77 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 59-77 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Schoberg - foul #4 on Tony Schoberg, team foul #10 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Dominick Goodlett, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, Timothy Weston, Richard Markle | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Thornton picks off the pass by Ralph Pascua | 61-77 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Gregory Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-77 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (C) Larry Cavitt, David French | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Valenti is called for the reach on Roy Murray - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, David McDougall | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 07:06 | Rice | George Lee is called for the reach on Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Lee, team foul #11 | 61-77 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-77 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Perkins | 65-79 |
| 06:09 | Rice | William Toy travels with the ball | 65-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), David French (SF), David McDougall (PF), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, Norman Lewis, Andy Perkins, Roy Murray | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #5 on Timothy Petty, team foul #9 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Tony Schoberg takes the ball from Blake Jones in the backcourt | 65-81 |
| 05:55 | Southern Mississippi | David French can't throw it down | 65-81 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle tips it home | 65-83 |
| 05:43 | Rice | David McDougall picks off the pass by Raymond Valenti | 65-83 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | David French knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cavitt | 65-86 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't finish the layup | 65-86 |
| 05:06 | Rice | William Toy tips it back up and in | 67-86 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-86 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 67-86 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Blake Jones double dribbles | 67-86 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, David French, David McDougall | |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-86 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis tips it but misses | 67-86 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle gets the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins clanks a shot from the right wing | 67-86 |
| 03:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 67-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Lee (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Markle (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a floater from the right side | 67-86 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Terry Jerez clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-86 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins snags the defensive board | 67-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-86 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 67-86 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 67-86 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Gregory Freeman drills a shot from the baseline set up by Samuel Aden | 69-86 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee banks in the layup | 69-88 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman lays it up and in set up by Samuel Aden | 71-88 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Richard Markle is blocked by Samuel Aden | 71-88 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle tips it home | 71-90 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Terry Thornton connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 73-90 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle lays it in set up by Andy Perkins | 73-92 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Terry Jerez is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 73-92 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive board | 73-92 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by George Lee - foul #5 on George Lee, team foul #12 | 73-92 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), David French (SF), Roy Murray (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Norman Lewis, Richard Markle | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 74-92 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-92 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg runs out the clock | 75-92 |