| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Ronald Woodard is called for the reach on Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:32 | Samford | A charge is called on Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Ian Cox gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-34 |
| 18:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Langston | 23-34 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG) Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:16 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the dunk | 23-34 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses the tip | 23-34 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Wesley Flowers knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Ian Cox | 23-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Ronald Woodard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Flowers - foul #1 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Wesley Flowers | 24-36 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:43 | Samford | Bryan Gomes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 16:27 | Rice | John Lamothe double dribbles | 24-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), David Woodell (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes, Wesley Flowers | |
| 16:14 | Samford | Kenneth Orman picks off the pass by Terry Langston | 24-39 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Ronald Woodard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Woodell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Franzen - foul #2 on James Franzen, team foul #4 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Wesley Flowers (C) Terry Langston, David Woodell | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 15:19 | Rice | The short jumper by Joseph Harrison is denied by Bert Dunagan | 26-41 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Mike Rye gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-41 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Wesley Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Wesley Flowers blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 14:20 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Joseph Bush is fouled on the floor by Wesley Flowers - foul #2 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 13:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Rye | 29-42 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Bryan Gomes blocks the short jumper by Joseph Bush | 29-42 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Terry Langston is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry Langston, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (C) Wesley Flowers | |
| 12:39 | Rice | David Brickey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 12:20 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Bush is blocked by Bryan Gomes | 29-42 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 11:51 | Rice | David Brickey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Bush | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 11:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 31-42 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Franzen | 33-42 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Richard Stevenson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ian Cox | 33-44 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Bryan Gomes swats the shot by David Brickey | 33-44 |
| 10:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bush | 33-44 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the shot in the lane | 35-44 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is fouled on the floor by James Franzen - foul #3 on James Franzen, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Fredric Smith (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes | |
| 09:36 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-44 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Mike Rye snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Fredric Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Fredric Smith, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (SF) Bert Dunagan | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-44 |
| 08:59 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Wesley Flowers grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-44 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Edward Zdrojkowski steals it from Joseph Harrison | 35-46 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Steven Neil lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 35-48 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Ronald Woodard comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell, Fredric Smith | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jacobs - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Terry Langston steps in front of the Mike Rye pass | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Stevenson | 36-53 |
| 07:03 | Rice | The short jumper by Joseph Harrison is denied by Bryan Gomes | 36-53 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Ian Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 36-55 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Joseph Harrison double dribbles | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), David Woodell (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes, Wesley Flowers | |
| 05:26 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-57 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Woodell - foul #1 on David Woodell, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-57 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:39 | Rice | David Brickey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-57 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Fredric Smith gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Neil and he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #4 on Joseph Bush, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the free throw | 37-59 |
| 04:13 | Rice | James Franzen snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 03:55 | Rice | David Brickey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fredric Smith - foul #4 on Fredric Smith, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:55 | Rice | David Brickey makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 03:55 | Rice | David Brickey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | David Woodell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #5 on Joseph Bush, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG) David Brickey, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:29 | Samford | David Woodell makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:29 | Samford | David Woodell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woodell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Mike Rye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Steven Neil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| 02:45 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 02:43 | Samford | David Woodell gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the lay-in | 39-60 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Mike Rye clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Fredric Smith - foul #5 on Fredric Smith, team foul #9 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs | |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SF) Fredric Smith | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Mike Rye misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Mike Rye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 01:40 | Samford | John Lamothe steals it from Bert Dunagan | 40-60 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The short jumper by Ronald Woodard is denied by Bert Dunagan | 40-60 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Ronald Woodard takes the ball from Edward Zdrojkowski | 40-60 |
| 01:09 | Rice | John Lamothe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Edward Zdrojkowski and he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #3 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #10 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) James Franzen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:46 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the free throw | 40-62 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Ronald Woodard pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Ronald Woodard lays it up and in | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | David Woodell hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Edward Zdrojkowski steps in front of the Joseph Harrison pass | 42-64 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Neil runs out the clock | 42-64 |