| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Fournier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 3 pts. C - Maximo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the fadeaway in the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Maximo Russo - foul #2 on Maximo Russo, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Croker - foul #3 on Dennis Croker, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG), John Ulmer (C) Dennis Croker, Maximo Russo | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer is denied on a layup by Anthony Bachus | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 35-36 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a jumper in the paint | 35-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Maximo Russo (C) David Butterfield, Gregory Herlihy, Jeffrey Todd, John Ulmer | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold lays it in set up by Maximo Russo | 35-38 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Ralph Herold is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #3 on Ralph Herold, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Louis Seals, Ralph Herold | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Carl Allen knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Johnathan Hofman | 37-38 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Johnathan Hofman is called for the reach on Robert Satter - foul #2 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), David Butterfield (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd, Maximo Russo | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Ulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Croker | 37-40 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Dennis Croker steps in front of the Dustin Walters pass | 37-40 |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Walter Scott snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:23 | Rice | David Butterfield steps in front of the Alfredo Pineda pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Butterfield | 37-43 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Tarek English lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnathan Hofman and he's hacked by John Ulmer - foul #1 on John Ulmer, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Walter Scott, Johnathan Hofman, Alfredo Pineda, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Louis Seals (SG), George Fournier (SF), Maximo Russo (C) Gregory Herlihy, David Butterfield, Ralph Herold, John Ulmer | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Tarek English makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals is fouled on the floor by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Anthony Bachus, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Louis Seals, Dennis Croker | |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter connects on the jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the easy layup | 43-45 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Chewning steals it from Robert Satter | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 46-45 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 46-48 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter is fouled on the floor by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd, Maximo Russo | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Walter Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Ulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold can't throw it down | 49-50 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Bachus | 51-50 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Dennis Croker, John Ulmer | |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 51-50 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Middlebrooks steals the ball from Maximo Russo | 51-50 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a shot near the basket | 51-50 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield is hacked by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Gregory Herlihy, Ralph Herold | |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Maximo Russo | 51-53 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the shot from the left block | 51-53 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield is hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #3 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Ralph Herold (PF) Michael Scott, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Dustin Walters connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Scott | 53-55 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-58 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Croker - foul #4 on Dennis Croker, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Alfredo Pineda | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), John Ulmer (SF) David Butterfield, Dennis Croker | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Maximo Russo swats the layup by Dustin Walters | 53-58 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Ulmer | 53-58 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 53-58 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Maximo Russo (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 55-58 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Herold | 55-61 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Walter Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter lays it up and in | 55-63 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Ulmer - foul #2 on John Ulmer, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), George Fournier (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, Robert Satter, John Ulmer, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-63 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 05:36 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins steals the ball from George Fournier | 57-63 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 57-66 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Todd - foul #1 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG) Gregory Herlihy | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnathan Hofman - foul #4 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (PF) Jeffrey Todd | |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 61-67 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker lays it in | 61-69 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo (C) Dennis Croker | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alfredo Pineda is called for the reach on George Fournier - foul #1 on Alfredo Pineda, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Carl Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Fournier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses short on a turnaround from close range | 61-70 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is hacked by Alfredo Pineda - foul #2 on Alfredo Pineda, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), Gregory Herlihy (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF) David Butterfield, George Fournier, Ralph Herold | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Carl Allen can't tip it in | 61-70 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo tips it but misses | 61-70 |
| 02:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 61-70 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Isaac Greene, Alfredo Pineda, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (PF) Michael Scott, Maximo Russo | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dennis Croker | 62-70 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd double dribbles | 62-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) Gregory Herlihy | |
| 02:05 | Rice | Joseph Venne is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Bachus | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Robert Satter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Ralph Herold (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 67-73 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-73 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ralph Herold - foul #4 on Ralph Herold, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 70-75 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (SF) George Fournier | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Joseph Venne is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Allen | 73-77 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Hofman - foul #5 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) Ralph Herold | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Scott, team foul #13 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (PF) Dennis Croker | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #13 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (PF) Ralph Herold | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-80 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dennis Croker | 75-80 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is hacked by Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #14 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (PF) George Fournier | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-82 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) Dennis Croker | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-82 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-82 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the offensive rebound | 75-82 |