| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Rice | Joseph Venne comes up short on the shot from close range | 33-26 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | John Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Dale Chewning lays it in | 33-28 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the 3 from the right wing set up by John Hairston | 36-28 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Joseph Venne connects on the 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | John Hairston comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-31 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dustin Walters (PF) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes tips it in | 38-32 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | John Hairston knocks in the floater from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 40-34 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from Horace Estes | 40-34 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by John Hairston - foul #2 on John Hairston, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Dustin Walters | |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Richard Hughes takes the ball from Walter Scott | 42-36 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes is hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #4 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Tarek English - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dustin Walters (C) Alfredo Pineda, Tarek English | |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled in the backcourt by John Hairston - foul #3 on John Hairston, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Horace Estes swats the layup by Carl Allen | 42-36 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Tim Span pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Tim Span scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Viens | 44-36 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Johnson | 47-36 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Johnny Viens steps in front of the Dustin Walters pass | 47-36 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Carl Allen is called for the reach on Richard Hughes - foul #2 on Carl Allen, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Tarek English (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Estes (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tarek English (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tarek English - foul #3 on Tarek English, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Dustin Walters (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Tarek English | |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Kevin Winkfield - foul #1 on Kevin Winkfield, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (C) Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (PG), John Johnson (SF) Kevin Winkfield, Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Dustin Walters | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Johnny Viens - foul #1 on Johnny Viens, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Joseph Venne | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick banks in the layup and he's fouled by Walter Scott - foul #3 on Walter Scott, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-40 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Carl Allen is open but misses the lay-in | 52-40 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 52-40 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Carl Allen tips it in | 52-42 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stewart Reddick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Span (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | John Johnson swats the layup by Carl Allen | 55-42 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Walter Scott is whistled for a carry | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Horace Estes (PF) Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Tarek English (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerard Milardo | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Tarek English hits the follow up shot | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | John Hairston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 06:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tarek English | 58-44 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Johnny Viens is called for the reach on Johnathan Hofman - foul #2 on Johnny Viens, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Tarek English | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne drills a floater from the baseline set up by Dale Chewning and the foul's on Gerard Milardo - foul #1 on Gerard Milardo, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | John Hairston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the easy layup | 58-47 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Dale Chewning throws it down | 58-49 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Venne | 61-52 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | John Hairston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF), Tim Span (C) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman blows the layup | 64-52 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Carl Allen tips it home | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Span | 66-54 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is fouled on the floor by Horace Estes - foul #1 on Horace Estes, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Hairston | 69-54 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Tim Span - foul #3 on Tim Span, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Johnny Viens (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (PF), John Moore (C) John Hairston, Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Horace Estes, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-57 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-57 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Walter Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Bachus | 69-60 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF), Horace Estes (PF), Tim Span (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, Stewart Reddick, John Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes hits a jumper in the paint | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Peter Jenkins loses the dribble to Richard Hughes | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Span | 73-60 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 73-60 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston runs out the clock | 73-60 |