| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) SG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Roberts | 23-27 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Jacob Newsom can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Roberts - foul #2 on Mark Roberts, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SG), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Ray Landis (C) Carlo Molina, Mark Roberts, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Gary Pittman | |
| 19:15 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | John Danford is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts (PF) Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| 18:42 | Southern Methodist | William Howard is hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Gregory Dejesus | |
| 18:33 | Southern Methodist | William Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 18:32 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin tips it home | 23-31 |
| 17:59 | Southern Methodist | Jacob Newsom steps in front of the William Howard pass | 23-31 |
| 17:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla is hacked by Brent Mancini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Mancini, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Michael Garrett (C) Brent Mancini, Mark Roberts, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Krebs | 23-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett banks in the layup | 25-34 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the follow up shot | 25-36 |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Danford and he's hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Mark Roberts (PF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, William Howard, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 16:26 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ray Landis - foul #2 on Ray Landis, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:51 | Southern Methodist | John Danford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Landis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Mark Roberts is called for the reach on Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Roberts, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Robert Doughty (SG), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Carlo Molina, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Gary Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 15:22 | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:12 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mark Roberts - foul #4 on Mark Roberts, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Ray Landis (C) William Howard, Mark Roberts, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 15:12 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:12 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Jacob Newsom banks in the layup on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 31-39 |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 31-39 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Danford | 33-39 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 13:38 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:26 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz misses the fadeaway in the paint | 33-39 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Gary Pittman connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-41 |
| 12:32 | Southern Methodist | John Danford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-41 |
| 12:31 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:26 | Rice | William Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), William Howard (SF), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 12:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 33-41 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Alfredo Marino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Krebs | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Doughty (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Landis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Dejesus picks off the pass by Ray Landis | 33-44 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Dustin Snow tips it home | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:52 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Michael Garrett is called for the reach on Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Michael Garrett, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF) William Howard, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 33-48 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | William Quintanilla swats the short shot by Idi Abdelaziz | 33-48 |
| 10:13 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini grabs the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) Carlo Molina | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:33 | Rice | The jump hook by Jacob Newsom is blocked by Idi Abdelaziz | 35-48 |
| 09:31 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is fouled on the floor by Robert Doughty - foul #4 on Robert Doughty, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), William Howard (SF), Ray Landis (PF) Robert Doughty, Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 09:00 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 08:54 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Garrett | 35-50 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina's pass is intercepted by Werner Peabody | 35-50 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF) John Danford, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz loses the dribble to Gregory Dejesus | 35-50 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Dustin Snow double dribbles | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Robert Doughty (SG), Mark Roberts (PF), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Carlo Molina, Idi Abdelaziz, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts is whistled for a carry | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Ray Landis (C) William Howard, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Doughty (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brent Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ray Landis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Pittman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 07:21 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #4 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), William Howard (SF), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Brent Mancini, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-50 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Brent Mancini (SF), Ray Landis (C) Carlo Molina, William Howard, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Danford and the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), William Howard (SF), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Brent Mancini, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:41 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF) William Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Roberts | 40-50 |
| 05:54 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 40-52 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:39 | Rice | William Quintanilla is hacked by Robert Doughty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Doughty, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), William Howard (SF), Ray Landis (C) Robert Doughty, Brent Mancini, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| 05:39 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:39 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | John Danford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla | |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:23 | Rice | John Danford steals it from Werner Peabody in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 05:20 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses the lay-in | 42-54 |
| 05:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 42-54 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carlo Molina - foul #3 on Carlo Molina, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts buries a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #3 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Jacob Newsom scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Mark Roberts - foul #5 on Mark Roberts, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Michael Garrett (C) William Howard, Mark Roberts, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow | |
| 04:41 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:41 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 04:29 | Southern Methodist | William Quintanilla swats the short shot by Michael Garrett | 45-58 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to John Danford | 45-58 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz makes the jump hook from the right block | 47-58 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Alfredo Marino's pass is intercepted by Michael Garrett | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | Alfredo Marino is called for the reach on John Danford - foul #3 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SF), Ray Landis (C) Brent Mancini, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Idi Abdelaziz (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Landis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Charles Krebs buries a turnaround near the basket | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Methodist | John Danford drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-60 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus blows the layup but the foul's on William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #11 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Michael Garrett (C) John Danford, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus loses the dribble to Brent Mancini | 51-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett lays it up and in | 53-62 |
| 01:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Garrett | 53-62 |
| 01:55 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Werner Peabody is open and buries a floater from the left wing set up by Gregory Dejesus | 53-64 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:17 | Rice | William Howard takes the ball from Gregory Dejesus in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 01:01 | Southern Methodist | William Howard buries a jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Gregory Dejesus | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Carlo Molina is called for the reach on William Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlo Molina, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | William Quintanilla is called for the reach on Brent Mancini - foul #2 on William Quintanilla, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Kevin Mechling (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Krebs is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #13 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Michael Garrett (C) William Howard, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Werner Peabody (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Kevin Mechling, Dustin Snow | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Garrett | 59-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by John Danford in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Danford, team foul #14 | 59-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | John Danford buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Rice | John Danford is called for the reach on Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Danford, team foul #15 | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Dejesus denies the turnaround by Idi Abdelaziz | 61-72 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin runs out the clock | 61-72 |