| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | James Shook is called for 5 seconds | 38-35 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Daniel Costner gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:22 | Rice | James Chavers is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Mabe - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG) Noah Ott | |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Andre Brown steps in front of the Antonio Clark pass in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Zaharis | 38-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 17:47 | Rice | James Chavers blows the layup but he's fouled by John Plaisance - foul #1 on John Plaisance, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 17:47 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:47 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bacher takes the ball from Noah Ott | 42-44 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Michael Bacher is whistled for a carry | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Edgar Maiorano steals the ball from Jamel Shaffer | 42-44 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs clanks a jumper from the right block | 42-44 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the turnaround in the paint | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Kiely | 42-46 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Jamel Shaffer takes the ball from Jerome Wiggs in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Bacher | 42-46 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Jamel Shaffer steals the ball from Edgar Maiorano | 42-46 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely is fouled on the floor by Jerome Wiggs - foul #1 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Jamel Shaffer, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| 15:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) John Plaisance | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil loses the dribble to Daniel Costner | 42-48 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Edgar Maiorano (C) James Shook, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG) Roger Peterson | |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Michael Heredia | 42-50 |
| 13:24 | Rice | William Stanton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 44-50 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Ralph Zaharis (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, Michael Heredia | |
| 12:56 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-50 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | David Mabe blocks the short jumper by Jamel Shaffer | 44-50 |
| 12:35 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Antoine Sharp clanks a runner from the right block | 44-50 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it in | 46-50 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Chavers blocks the jumper by Leroy Tschida | 46-50 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:55 | Rice | John Plaisance picks off the pass by James Chavers | 46-50 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer connects on the jumper from the right block | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | James Chavers is open and buries a floater from the right block | 48-52 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:02 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer, John Plaisance | |
| 10:45 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Noah Ott is called for the reach on William Stanton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noah Ott, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF) Thomas Kiely | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Michael Bacher travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bacher is called for the reach on Noah Ott - foul #2 on Michael Bacher, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jerome Wiggs swats the shot by Noah Ott | 48-52 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott tips it in | 48-54 |
| 09:31 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:20 | Rice | William Stanton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #4 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 09:20 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:20 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 08:28 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-54 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance hits the finger roll set up by Jamel Shaffer | 49-56 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Antonio Clark | 52-56 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Longley | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Jamel Shaffer picks off the pass by David Mabe | 52-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance connects on the runner from the right block | 52-61 |
| 07:07 | Rice | David Mabe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Kenneth Longley, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely, Jamel Shaffer, John Plaisance | |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-61 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Brown | 52-61 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson blows the layup but he's fouled by Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:01 | Rice | William Stanton is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the lay-in | 55-63 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 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) | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 55-63 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano can't tip it in | 55-63 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, James Shook, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 04:52 | Rice | James Chavers is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is whistled for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-63 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, John Plaisance | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is fouled on the floor by Floyd McNeil - foul #5 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SF), John Plaisance (C) Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 03:41 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Noah Ott - foul #4 on Noah Ott, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF) Noah Ott, Roger Peterson | |
| 03:41 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:41 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 03:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | John Plaisance blocks the short jumper by James Chavers | 59-63 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is called for traveling | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Donald Ivy, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Roger Peterson (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Leroy Tschida, Ralph Zaharis, Thomas Kiely, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:25 | Rice | William Stanton buries a jumper in the paint set up by Antoine Sharp and he's hacked by Kenneth Longley - foul #2 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG) Kenneth Longley | |
| 02:25 | Rice | William Stanton makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), John Plaisance (C) Ralph Zaharis, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:00 | Rice | James Chavers snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 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) | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #5 on Noah Ott, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Noah Ott, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 01:10 | Rice | David Mabe knocks in the runner from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Ralph Zaharis - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the dribble to Kenneth Longley in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't finish the layup | 66-68 |
| 00:44 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 00:28 | Rice | David Mabe buries a shot from the right side | 68-68 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-70 |