| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - David McDougall (fresh) C - Richard Markle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on George Lee - foul #3 on George Lee, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) George Lee | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 39-42 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Terry Jerez | 41-42 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Cavitt - foul #2 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Markle | 41-45 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 44-45 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF), Roy Murray (PF) Norman Lewis, David McDougall | |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Tony Schoberg steps in front of the Raymond Valenti pass | 44-47 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:58 | Rice | William Toy tips it in | 46-47 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 46-49 |
| 16:33 | Rice | William Toy scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Timothy Petty and he's hacked by Roy Murray - foul #1 on Roy Murray, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Norman Lewis (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Tony Schoberg, Roy Murray, Richard Markle | |
| 16:33 | Rice | William Toy misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:19 | Rice | William Toy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 16:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Toy | 48-49 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Lance Richmond scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Blake Jones | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - David French (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Blake Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 15:04 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), David McDougall (PF), Roy Murray (C) Larry Cavitt, Andy Perkins, David French | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by Norman Lewis - foul #2 on Norman Lewis, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Richard Markle (C) Ralph Pascua, Norman Lewis | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Valenti | 57-49 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray is hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF) Roy Murray | |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Lee | 59-51 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Terry Thornton (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Roy Murray (PF), David French (C) Tony Schoberg, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 12:01 | Rice | William Toy comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 59-53 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Roy Murray (fresh) C - David French (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | David French knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 59-56 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Aden | 62-56 |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | David French blows the layup but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, Norman Lewis | |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | David French misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 62-56 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Richard Markle denies the turnaround by Lance Richmond | 62-56 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | David French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 10:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 62-56 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Markle - foul #2 on Richard Markle, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) Roy Murray | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Richard Markle - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis (SF) David French | |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 64-58 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Timothy Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pascua - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis is hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), David McDougall (PF) Ralph Pascua, Andy Perkins | |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Larry Cavitt picks off the pass by Timothy Petty in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis banks in the layup set up by Larry Cavitt | 65-60 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Richard Markle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Markle, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Schoberg | 65-62 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is intercepted by Norman Lewis in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis banks in the layup | 65-64 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 65-64 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the dribble to Larry Cavitt in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle misses the easy layup | 65-66 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Schoberg and he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), David French (SF), Roy Murray (C) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, Norman Lewis, Richard Markle | |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses the free throw | 65-68 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 08:01 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 65-68 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it in | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - William Toy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David McDougall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Murray (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Valenti is called for the reach on Roy Murray - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) David McDougall | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 67-69 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Toy | 69-69 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | David French pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | David French comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Valenti steals the ball from David French | 69-69 |
| 05:57 | Rice | William Toy is fouled in the backcourt by David French - foul #3 on David French, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), Timothy Weston (PF), Richard Markle (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins, David French | |
| 05:57 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:57 | Rice | William Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle lays it in set up by Norman Lewis | 71-71 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Gregory Freeman travels in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, William Toy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Cavitt | 71-74 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses the tip | 71-74 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Lance Richmond | 73-74 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Gregory Freeman gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Blake Jones travels with the ball | 73-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), David McDougall (PF), David French (C) Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Richard Markle | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David French | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Lewis (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 4 pts. C - David French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is intercepted by Tony Schoberg in the backcourt | 73-76 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the fadeaway in the lane | 73-76 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the easy layup | 73-76 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses badly on a floater in the paint | 73-76 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Andy Perkins (PF), Richard Markle (C) Tony Schoberg, George Lee, Norman Lewis, David McDougall, David French | |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Timothy Petty travels with the ball | 73-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle can't tip it in | 73-76 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, William Toy, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF) Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is called for 10 seconds | 73-76 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 01:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 73-76 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Norman Lewis swats the short shot by Lance Richmond | 73-76 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Lance Richmond tips it back up and in | 75-76 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee is called for traveling | 75-76 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Norman Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Lewis, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-76 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 77-78 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-78 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall grabs the board | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Jerez - foul #5 on Terry Jerez, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-80 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |