| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Peters and he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #2 on Bobby Allison, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Robert Peters picks off the pass by Michael Granados in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters lays it in | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Richard Thomas can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Foster, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Bobby Allison snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Bobby Allison buries a shot from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Foster - foul #3 on Christopher Foster, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Milton Christman (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| 18:14 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:47 | Rice | John Nutter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Alexander Michael - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Richard Thomas knocks in the runner from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (C) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is fouled on the floor by Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), John Hall (SG), Patrick Hampton (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Bobby Allison (SF), Richard Thomas (PF) Edwin Veatch, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Ralph Freitas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Duane Lawhorn | 39-40 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters clanks a floater from the left side | 39-40 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters can't tip it in | 39-40 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nutter (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Richard Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF) John Nutter, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Michael Payne, Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| 15:33 | Rice | John Cowling travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG) John Hall | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman (PF) Alexander Michael | |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Carl Cardiel | 39-42 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is hacked by Gaston Tidwell - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Manuel Petree | |
| 14:06 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Hall | 39-45 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Patrick Hampton is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (C) Michael Granados, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Alexander Michael (PF), Robert Brown (C) John Hall, Patrick Hampton, Milton Christman | |
| 13:06 | Rice | Louis Boyer steps in front of the Duane Lawhorn pass | 39-45 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Duane Lawhorn, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SG), Christopher Foster (SF) Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, John Cowling, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Gaston Tidwell (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Michael Payne, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters makes the 3rd free throw | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF) Robert Peters | |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (SF) Christopher Foster | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Richard Thomas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Hampton - foul #3 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Hampton | 40-48 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton makes the 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman (PF) Patrick Hampton | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall | |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is hacked by Michael Payne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Payne, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Patrick Hampton (PF) Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Edwin Veatch grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by Milton Christman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Christman, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Milton Christman | |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton tips it home | 46-54 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 09:13 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 09:09 | Rice | John Cowling is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 08:45 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:31 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Payne - foul #2 on Michael Payne, team foul #11 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Bobby Allison (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), John Hall (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Milton Christman (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Michael Payne, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| 08:31 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:31 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell's pass is intercepted by John Cowling | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by John Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #12 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Christopher Foster - foul #4 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Foster | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 51-57 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster can't connect on a shot near the basket | 51-57 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown is hacked by Bobby Allison - foul #3 on Bobby Allison, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (C) Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG) John Hall | |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 51-60 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Duane Lawhorn picks off the pass by Louis Boyer | 51-60 |
| 05:35 | Rice | John Cowling drills a driving attempt from the left block | 53-60 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Louis Boyer | 53-63 |
| 05:18 | Rice | John Cowling misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Peters - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #13 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| 05:18 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:18 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell is hacked by Edwin Veatch - foul #3 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (C) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:06 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 04:57 | Rice | John Nutter snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Michael Payne - foul #3 on Michael Payne, team foul #14 | 56-63 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Allison is called for the reach on Christopher Foster - foul #4 on Bobby Allison, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), John Hall (SG), Milton Christman (C) Gaston Tidwell, Michael Payne, Manuel Petree | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses short on an open floater in the lane | 57-63 |
| 03:49 | Rice | John Nutter can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 03:47 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 03:33 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Richard Thomas | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF) Robert Peters, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Granados (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hampton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Christman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Freitas - foul #1 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG) John Hall | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Rice | John Cowling is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Freitas | 60-65 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (PF) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne (SG), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman | |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Hampton | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Peters | 60-68 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Payne - foul #4 on Michael Payne, team foul #15 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Robert Brown | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Veatch steals it from Michael Payne | 62-68 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF) Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG) Gaston Tidwell, Michael Payne | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Manuel Petree | 62-68 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-68 |
| 01:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Nutter | 62-68 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton (PF) Alexander Michael | |
| 00:58 | Rice | John Cowling knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Hampton | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Carl Cardiel takes the ball from Richard Thomas in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the lay-in | 64-70 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Christopher Foster steals the ball from Duane Lawhorn | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Christopher Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Milton Christman (C) Carl Cardiel, Manuel Petree | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edwin Veatch | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Granados is called for the reach on Patrick Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Granados, team foul #13 | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Ralph Freitas snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Foster - foul #4 on Christopher Foster, team foul #16 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Manuel Petree (C) John Hall, Milton Christman | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters runs out the clock | 69-72 |