| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Rikard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Dengler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luther McKay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Burnett (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | William Quintanilla inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 31-28 |
| 19:40 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay jams it | 31-30 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:06 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 19:06 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Texas A&M | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Charles Krebs, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Texas A&M | William Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Texas A&M | William Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luther McKay - foul #2 on Luther McKay, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Texas A&M | Jacob Newsom steps in front of the Craig Rikard pass | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 17:11 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard McFadden and he's fouled by Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jed Fisher (SG), James Johnson (SF), David Cool (C) Richard McFadden, Ronald Dengler, William Burnett | |
| 17:11 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Gary Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Rikard - foul #1 on Craig Rikard, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Mechling (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce (SF) Luther McKay | |
| 16:42 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Texas A&M | James Johnson grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:21 | Texas A&M | James Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Mechling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Rikard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Pierce (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cool (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Kevin Mechling is hacked by David Cool - foul #2 on David Cool, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Kevin Mechling, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler (PG), Richard McFadden (SG), William Hill (PF), William Burnett (C) Craig Rikard, Jed Fisher, Billy Pierce, David Cool | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 15:12 | Texas A&M | William Burnett is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #4 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 14:57 | Texas A&M | James Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce (SF), Luther McKay (C) James Johnson, William Burnett | |
| 14:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:08 | Texas A&M | Charles Krebs steals it from Billy Pierce | 43-39 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Werner Peabody is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:51 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Gary Pittman hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce lays it in set up by William Hill and the foul's on Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Mechling (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard (PG), Jed Fisher (SG), James Johnson (PF), William Burnett (C) Ronald Dengler, Richard McFadden, William Hill, Luther McKay | |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Dustin Snow's floater is tipped away by William Burnett | 45-42 |
| 12:56 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Billy Pierce | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | David Cool (PF) Billy Pierce | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom loses the dribble to Jed Fisher | 45-42 |
| 11:51 | Texas A&M | Jacob Newsom denies the turnaround by James Johnson | 45-42 |
| 11:49 | Texas A&M | David Cool snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Mechling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Rikard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Cool (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Texas A&M | Jacob Newsom blocks the short jumper by Jed Fisher | 45-42 |
| 11:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 45-42 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 11:02 | Texas A&M | William Quintanilla steals the ball from James Johnson | 47-42 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Kevin Mechling lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 49-42 |
| 10:48 | Texas A&M | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jacob Newsom | 49-42 |
| 10:26 | Rice | William Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by David Cool - foul #3 on David Cool, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Kevin Mechling, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler (PG), Richard McFadden (SG), Billy Pierce (SF), William Hill (PF), Luther McKay (C) Craig Rikard, Jed Fisher, James Johnson, David Cool, William Burnett | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 10:10 | Texas A&M | William Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:03 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay clanks a shot in the paint | 49-42 |
| 10:01 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 09:44 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard McFadden | 49-44 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Pittman | 51-44 |
| 09:02 | Texas A&M | William Hill dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ronald Dengler | 51-46 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:25 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:08 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Luther McKay - foul #3 on Luther McKay, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Kevin Mechling (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard (PG), Jed Fisher (SG), James Johnson (SF), David Cool (PF), William Burnett (C) Ronald Dengler, Richard McFadden, Billy Pierce, William Hill, Luther McKay | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:35 | Texas A&M | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Mechling - foul #3 on Kevin Mechling, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Mechling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Rikard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Cool (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Texas A&M | William Burnett misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-49 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 06:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it in | 55-49 |
| 06:41 | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Kevin Mechling | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler (PG), Richard McFadden (SG), William Hill (PF) Craig Rikard, Jed Fisher, David Cool | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 06:24 | Texas A&M | James Johnson grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler is fouled on the floor by Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Luther McKay (C) William Burnett | |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-50 |
| 05:57 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Luther McKay | 55-50 |
| 05:50 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:49 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Luther McKay is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #4 on Luther McKay, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce (SF) James Johnson | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:20 | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Alfredo Marino makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-50 |
| 04:50 | Texas A&M | Richard McFadden is whistled for traveling | 60-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Mechling (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard (PG), Jed Fisher (SG), William Burnett (C) Ronald Dengler, Richard McFadden, William Hill | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Billy Pierce - foul #1 on Billy Pierce, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Kevin Mechling | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:17 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce misses the easy layup | 62-50 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-50 |
| 03:45 | Texas A&M | William Burnett grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Craig Rikard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jed Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther McKay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| 03:10 | Texas A&M | William Burnett drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jed Fisher | 64-52 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Werner Peabody | 66-52 |
| 02:31 | Texas A&M | Billy Pierce loses the dribble to Werner Peabody | 66-52 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Werner Peabody lays it in | 68-52 |
| 02:11 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Dejesus | 68-52 |
| 02:10 | Texas A&M | Luther McKay misses the tip | 68-52 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Dustin Snow gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Luther McKay - foul #5 on Luther McKay, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Kevin Mechling (SG), Paul Burns (C) Hubert Gatlin, Werner Peabody, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ronald Dengler (PG), Garf Niewiadomski (SF), James Johnson (PF), David Cool (C) Craig Rikard, Billy Pierce, Luther McKay, William Burnett | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Paul Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Jed Fisher steals the ball from Alfredo Marino | 69-52 |
| 01:36 | Texas A&M | James Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-52 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Kevin Mechling pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus is hacked by David Cool - foul #4 on David Cool, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Paul Burns | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Craig Rikard (PG), William Burnett (C) Ronald Dengler, Garf Niewiadomski | |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:59 | Texas A&M | Jed Fisher makes the 3 from straight away | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Gary Pittman double dribbles | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Texas A&M | Kevin Mechling knocks away the 3 by Craig Rikard | 71-55 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino runs out the clock | 71-55 |