| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fresh) SG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Mark Pickett (fresh) C - Jamie Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Robert Jacobs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Joseph Bush's pass is intercepted by Carlos Anderson | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson jams it | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carlos Anderson | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Church - foul #1 on Charles Church, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-4 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Joseph Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Church | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Rice | A charge is called on Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, James Franzen, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Travis Dickinson (SG), Clarence Madrid (SF), Rodrick Peterson (PF), Glenn Nunnery (C) Charles Church, Arnold Francisco, Carlos Anderson, Mark Pickett, Jamie Edwards | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Lamothe is called for the reach on Leonard Poulin - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Boddy (SG) John Lamothe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid tips it home | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Pierce (fresh) SG - Henry Boddy (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) SG - Travis Dickinson (fresh) SF - Clarence Madrid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodrick Peterson (fresh) C - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Clarence Madrid steals it from Carl Pierce in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Leonard Poulin | 3-11 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Glenn Nunnery blocks the short jumper by Joseph Harrison | 3-11 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Joseph Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Nunnery | 3-11 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Mike Rye snags the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Henry Boddy drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Mike Rye | 6-11 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Carl Pierce, Henry Boddy, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Gregory Roldan (PF), David Wiest (C) Leonard Poulin, Travis Dickinson, Rodrick Peterson, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 13:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest drills a runner in the lane set up by Clarence Madrid | 8-15 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Gregory Roldan is called for the reach on John Lamothe - foul #1 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Mark Pickett (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Clarence Madrid, Gregory Roldan, David Wiest | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Jamie Edwards is called for the reach on Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 12:58 | Rice | John Lamothe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:24 | Rice | David Brickey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Church, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Mike Rye (SF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, James Franzen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Rodrick Peterson (PF), Glenn Nunnery (C) Charles Church, Mark Pickett, Jamie Edwards | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is hacked by Arnold Francisco - foul #1 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Harrison (PF) Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG), Gregory Roldan (SF) Arnold Francisco, Carlos Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Pierce (fresh) SG - Henry Boddy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Dickinson (fresh) SF - Gregory Roldan (fresh) PF - Rodrick Peterson (fresh) C - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Henry Boddy's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Nunnery | 8-15 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Mike Rye snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Carl Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan misses short on a floater from the baseline | 8-15 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin tips it in | 8-17 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Henry Boddy loses the dribble to Travis Dickinson in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Mark Pickett (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Leonard Poulin, Gregory Roldan, Rodrick Peterson, Glenn Nunnery | |
| 10:07 | Rice | James Franzen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Henry Boddy's pass is intercepted by Travis Dickinson | 8-17 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG) Carl Pierce, Henry Boddy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid (PG), Gregory Roldan (PF) Travis Dickinson, Mark Pickett | |
| 09:07 | Rice | David Brickey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Madrid | 10-20 |
| 08:17 | Rice | David Brickey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Roldan - foul #2 on Gregory Roldan, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Mark Pickett (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Clarence Madrid, Gregory Roldan, Jamie Edwards | |
| 08:17 | Rice | David Brickey misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:17 | Rice | David Brickey misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Lamothe is called for the reach on Rodrick Peterson - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Boddy (SG) John Lamothe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 07:49 | Rice | David Brickey is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Francisco - foul #2 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG) Arnold Francisco | |
| 07:49 | Rice | David Brickey misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Pickett | 10-20 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Mark Pickett and he's hacked by Henry Boddy - foul #1 on Henry Boddy, team foul #8 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG) David Brickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery (PF), David Wiest (C) Mark Pickett, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson makes the free throw | 10-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Pierce (fresh) SG - Henry Boddy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) 3 blk. C - David Wiest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Mike Rye's pass is intercepted by Glenn Nunnery | 10-23 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pierce is called for the reach on Carlos Anderson - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid (SG) Travis Dickinson | |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Ronald Woodard's floater is tipped away by David Wiest | 10-25 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 05:55 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 10-28 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Henry Boddy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-28 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), James Franzen (SF) Carl Pierce, Mike Rye | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson (SG), Mark Pickett (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Carlos Anderson, Glenn Nunnery, David Wiest | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Boddy is called for the reach on Travis Dickinson - foul #2 on Henry Boddy, team foul #10 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (SG), Joseph Harrison (PF) Henry Boddy, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Clarence Madrid | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 10-29 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-29 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 10-29 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-29 |
| 05:11 | Rice | David Brickey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-29 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Carl Pierce loses the dribble to Travis Dickinson | 10-29 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Dickinson | 10-31 |
| 04:44 | Rice | David Brickey loses the dribble to Carlos Anderson in the backcourt | 10-31 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carlos Anderson | 10-33 |
| 04:40 | Rice | James Franzen's pass is intercepted by Mark Pickett in the backcourt | 10-33 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Dickinson | 10-35 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-35 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Pickett | 10-35 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett's pass is intercepted by Joseph Harrison | 10-35 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Joseph Harrison misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Pickett - foul #1 on Mark Pickett, team foul #8 | 10-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) David Brickey, Carl Pierce, James Franzen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Arnold Francisco (SG), Clarence Madrid (SF), Rodrick Peterson (PF), Glenn Nunnery (C) Leonard Poulin, Travis Dickinson, Carlos Anderson, Mark Pickett, Jamie Edwards | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Joseph Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 10-35 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Joseph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 11-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Madrid (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodrick Peterson (fresh) C - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jacobs picks off the pass by Arnold Francisco | 11-35 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rodrick Peterson swats the short shot by Ronald Woodard | 11-35 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the board | 11-35 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Harrison is called for the reach on Clarence Madrid - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #11 | 11-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF) Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 11-36 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Madrid misses the 2nd free throw | 11-36 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-36 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-36 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 11-36 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Church | 11-39 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Robert Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (SF), David Wiest (C) Clarence Madrid, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 11-39 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-39 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-39 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 11-39 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-39 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan grabs the board | 11-39 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church is fouled on the floor by Robert Jacobs - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #12 | 11-39 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Henry Boddy (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF), Mark Pickett (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Gregory Roldan, Glenn Nunnery, David Wiest | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 1st free throw | 11-40 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 2nd free throw | 11-41 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Lamothe can't finish the layup | 11-41 |