| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Shawn Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Manning (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Prime (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert's floater is tipped away by Richard Thomas | 27-39 |
| 19:41 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 19:25 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:25 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Lambert - foul #2 on Robert Lambert, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:16 | C. Connecticut State | Jeffery Prime grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:58 | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Michael Granados snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Jeffery Prime blocks the short jumper by Richard Thomas | 30-40 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Ralph Freitas tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 18:29 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #3 on Michael Granados, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 18:29 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:29 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn loses the dribble to Shawn Peterson | 31-42 |
| 17:56 | C. Connecticut State | Jeffery Prime is hacked by John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 17:45 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Lambert, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin (PF) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:28 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-42 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Richard Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Prime - foul #2 on Jeffery Prime, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins (PG), Michael Parnell (SF), Michael Cox (C) Shawn Peterson, Willie Lang, Jeffery Prime | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Carl Lungwitz (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Richard Thomas | |
| 17:19 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:06 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-43 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 16:51 | Rice | John Nutter misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-43 |
| 16:50 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:29 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Parnell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 16:27 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 16:07 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:48 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 15:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 31-43 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Matthew Mullins (fresh) SG - Darrell Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Parnell (fresh) PF - John Kerwin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-43 |
| 15:20 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 14:59 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Cox clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:57 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Ralph Freitas can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-43 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Edwin Veatch pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 14:41 | Rice | John Cowling is hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson (PG), Willie Lang (SF), Robert Lambert (PF), Jeffery Prime (C) Darrell Manning, Michael Parnell, John Kerwin, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, John Cowling, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 14:08 | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Shawn Peterson, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Najera (SG) Matthew Mullins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the floater from the baseline set up by Duane Lawhorn and he's fouled by Aaron Najera - foul #1 on Aaron Najera, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 13:32 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 13:30 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang tips it home | 33-48 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Willie Lang steals the ball from Zachary Hedberg | 33-48 |
| 13:10 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang lays it in | 35-48 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Thomas | 35-51 |
| 12:42 | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffery Prime | 38-51 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 12:14 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 11:57 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Peterson | 40-51 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Najera - foul #2 on Aaron Najera, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins (PG), Darrell Manning (SG), Michael Parnell (SF), John Kerwin (PF), Michael Cox (C) Shawn Peterson, Aaron Najera, Willie Lang, Robert Lambert, Jeffery Prime | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Cowling (SF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Duane Lawhorn, Bobby Allison, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Matthew Mullins (fresh) SG - Darrell Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Parnell (fresh) PF - John Kerwin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin's floater is tipped away by John Cowling | 40-52 |
| 11:28 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin gets the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:16 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Ralph Freitas (C) Michael Granados, Richard Thomas | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Darrell Manning is called for the reach on Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Darrell Manning, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:40 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Mullins | 42-54 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Ralph Freitas scores on a shot from close range set up by Carl Lungwitz | 42-56 |
| 09:55 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 09:33 | Rice | John Cowling drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 44-59 |
| 09:16 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-59 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 08:57 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Michael Cox steps in front of the Carl Lungwitz pass | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edwin Veatch - foul #3 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson (PG), Willie Lang (SF), Robert Lambert (PF), Jeffery Prime (C) Darrell Manning, Michael Parnell, John Kerwin, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, John Cowling, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| 08:27 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:27 | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Richard Thomas scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 46-61 |
| 07:57 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang is fouled on the floor by Bobby Allison - foul #4 on Bobby Allison, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Najera (SG) Matthew Mullins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:43 | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-61 |
| 07:41 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Shawn Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Najera (fresh) SF - Willie Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lambert (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Prime (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 48-64 |
| 07:15 | C. Connecticut State | Jeffery Prime lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Najera and the foul's on Michael Granados - foul #4 on Michael Granados, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning (SG) Aaron Najera | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:15 | C. Connecticut State | Jeffery Prime misses the free throw | 50-64 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 06:54 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:44 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert's pass is intercepted by Richard Thomas | 50-64 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Willie Lang steals the ball from Richard Thomas | 50-64 |
| 06:12 | C. Connecticut State | Darrell Manning banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Lang | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 52-66 |
| 05:43 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-66 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Robert Lambert - foul #4 on Robert Lambert, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins (PG), Michael Parnell (SF), John Kerwin (PF), Michael Cox (C) Shawn Peterson, Willie Lang, Robert Lambert, Jeffery Prime | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), John Cowling (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Michael Granados, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:15 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Parnell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-68 |
| 05:13 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin tips it back up and in | 54-68 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Cox - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Najera (PG) Darrell Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:39 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Parnell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-70 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Michael Parnell is called for the reach on Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Michael Parnell, team foul #11 | 54-70 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson (PG), Willie Lang (SF), Robert Lambert (PF) Aaron Najera, Michael Parnell, John Kerwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) John Cowling | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:17 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:08 | C. Connecticut State | Ralph Freitas denies the turnaround by Robert Lambert | 54-71 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses the tip | 54-71 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Edwin Veatch tips it back up and in | 54-73 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Shawn Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lambert (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 03:26 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 03:13 | C. Connecticut State | Shawn Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 02:55 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:49 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Cox's layup is rejected by Richard Thomas | 56-73 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:25 | Rice | The jump hook by Richard Thomas is blocked by Michael Cox | 56-73 |
| 02:24 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Lang pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:20 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Lambert double dribbles | 56-73 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Aaron Najera (PG), Michael Parnell (SG), John Kerwin (SF), Frank Krause (PF), Spencer Hunter (C) Shawn Peterson, Matthew Mullins, Willie Lang, Robert Lambert, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Michael Parnell takes the ball from Edwin Veatch in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 02:10 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Aaron Najera | 58-73 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Frank Krause - foul #1 on Frank Krause, team foul #12 | 58-75 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Matthew Mullins (SG), Michael Cox (C) Frank Krause, Spencer Hunter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:37 | C. Connecticut State | Carl Lungwitz is called for the reach on Michael Cox - foul #2 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #7 | 58-76 |
| 01:37 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Cox makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:37 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-76 |
| 01:07 | C. Connecticut State | Zachary Hedberg denies the turnaround by Aaron Najera | 60-76 |
| 01:05 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin tips it in | 62-76 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the jumper from close range | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | C. Connecticut State | John Kerwin scores on a jumper near the basket | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edwin Veatch runs out the clock | 64-78 |