| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Kunze (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | David Mabe buries a shot from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 19:27 | Florida State | Donald Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 26-26 |
| 19:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 26-26 |
| 19:05 | Rice | James Shook loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze travels with the ball | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Rice | David Mabe double dribbles | 26-26 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | James Shook is called for the reach on Donald Ross - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Antonio Clark picks off the pass by Joseph Peters | 26-26 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Micah Jacobs takes the ball from David Mabe | 26-26 |
| 17:26 | Florida State | Jerome Wiggs swats the layup by Jon Christensen | 26-26 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Wiggs - foul #2 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Jon Christensen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jon Christensen, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Barr (PF) Jon Christensen | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 26-27 |
| 16:11 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 15:46 | Rice | The jump hook by James Chavers is blocked by Darryl Barr | 26-27 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Frederick Kunze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs's layup is rejected by Donald Ivy | 28-27 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Joseph Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, Donald Ivy, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Christensen (PF) Darryl Barr | |
| 14:54 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Stanton | 30-27 |
| 14:31 | Florida State | Jon Christensen makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Ross | 30-30 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano lays it up and in set up by Daniel Costner and the foul's on Frederick Kunze - foul #2 on Frederick Kunze, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Frederick Kunze | 32-30 |
| 13:56 | Florida State | David Mabe steals the ball from Jon Christensen | 32-30 |
| 13:28 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Shook | 34-30 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Rice | David Mabe hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 12:43 | Florida State | Joseph Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 12:41 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, David Mabe, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (PG), Darryl Barr (SF), James Benjamin (C) Donald Ross, Joseph Peters, Frederick Kunze | |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jon Christensen | 36-32 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Jon Christensen blocks the short jumper by Michael Bacher | 36-32 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | James Benjamin gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Daniel Costner, James Shook | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edgar Marshall (PG) Micah Jacobs | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Darryl Barr's pass is intercepted by Michael Bacher | 36-32 |
| 10:56 | Rice | James Chavers makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 38-32 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | James Benjamin blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Joseph Peters (SF), Frederick Kunze (C) Edgar Marshall, Darryl Barr, Jon Christensen | |
| 10:27 | Florida State | James Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | James Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:58 | Rice | David Mabe misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Benjamin - foul #1 on James Benjamin, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (SF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG), Darryl Barr (PF) Dennis Warrick, James Benjamin | |
| 09:58 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 09:58 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Donald Ross is hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Darryl Barr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 09:16 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Micah Jacobs steals it from Antoine Sharp | 40-34 |
| 08:32 | Florida State | David Mabe blocks the short jumper by Joseph Peters | 40-34 |
| 08:30 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 08:01 | Rice | James Chavers banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Donald Ross knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Peters | 42-36 |
| 07:24 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 07:23 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Frederick Kunze (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Kunze | 42-38 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Antoine Sharp clanks a runner from the left block | 42-38 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edgar Marshall (PG), Dennis Warrick (SG), Jon Christensen (PF) Donald Ross, Micah Jacobs, Joseph Peters | |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Michael Bacher buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Warrick - foul #3 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Benjamin (C) Frederick Kunze | |
| 06:00 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | James Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Dennis Warrick is called for the reach on Jerome Wiggs - foul #4 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano lays it in on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 46-40 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Edgar Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), David Mabe (PF) Daniel Costner, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:03 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled on the floor by Dennis Warrick - foul #5 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG), Joseph Peters (SF) Dennis Warrick, Darryl Barr | |
| 04:11 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Jerome Wiggs steals it from Edgar Marshall | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | James Chavers can't throw it down | 48-40 |
| 03:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Mabe | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - James Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edgar Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micah Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | James Chavers makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Micah Jacobs - foul #2 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Donald Ivy (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (PG), David Gill (SG), Darryl Barr (SF), Eric Corey (PF) Edgar Marshall, Micah Jacobs, Joseph Peters, Jon Christensen | |
| 02:56 | Rice | James Chavers makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Florida State | David Gill hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Micah Jacobs (SG), Joseph Peters (SF), Jon Christensen (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Santos Contreras, David Gill, Darryl Barr, Eric Corey, James Benjamin | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Peters | 54-46 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Frederick Kunze - foul #3 on Frederick Kunze, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 01:14 | Florida State | Jon Christensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Ross - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Joseph Peters shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Donald Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Ross, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Joseph Peters works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Micah Jacobs is called for the reach on Antonio Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 61-54 |
| 00:31 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled in the backcourt by Micah Jacobs - foul #4 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 00:31 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:31 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:31 | Rice | James Shook snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Joseph Peters - foul #1 on Joseph Peters, team foul #13 | 62-54 |
| 00:30 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:30 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Micah Jacobs | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Micah Jacobs is called for the reach on Antonio Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #14 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Barr (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Joseph Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Joseph Peters buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Ross | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Darryl Barr is called for the reach on Antonio Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Barr, team foul #15 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Jon Christensen gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Joseph Peters misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The clock runs out | 65-59 |