| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SG - Bob Weir (fresh) SF - James Fleming (fresh) PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) C - Kevin Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth and he's fouled by Don Wettstein - foul #1 on Don Wettstein, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung can't connect on a floater in the paint | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Young | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert McGibney is called for the reach on Darrin McWhinney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Bob Weir connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fleming | 8-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the turnaround from the baseline | 8-3 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 18:01 | Rice | James Fleming misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the follow up shot | 10-3 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the board | 10-3 |
| 17:21 | Rice | James Fleming is hacked by Gordon Helmuth - foul #1 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein blows the layup but he's hacked by James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Gilbert McGibney - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Rodney Coca (C) Gilbert McGibney, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Fleming - foul #1 on James Fleming, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF) Bob Weir, James Fleming | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Rodney Coca snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 16:02 | Rice | George Mulloy double dribbles | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (C) Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) C - Michael Fellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SG - James Belin (fresh) SF - Noah Richie (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Coca is called for the reach on James Belin - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Floyd Moore | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Noah Richie | 12-7 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Rodney Coca knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from George Mulloy | 14-7 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #6 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie | |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-7 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is fouled on the floor by Bob Weir - foul #1 on Bob Weir, team foul #7 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Rodney Coca grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah's pass is intercepted by Rodney Coca | 14-8 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Darrin McWhinney picks off the pass by George Mulloy | 14-8 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth lays it in on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 14-10 |
| 13:15 | Rice | George Mulloy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is fouled on the floor by James Fleming - foul #2 on James Fleming, team foul #8 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (PG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, James Fleming, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Dingbang Kung, Dikembe Elijah, Floyd Moore | |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Bob Weir misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Don Wettstein gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gordon Helmuth | 14-13 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Norman Smith is fouled on the floor by James Belin - foul #2 on James Belin, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Bob Weir, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Gordon Helmuth | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Norman Smith (fresh) SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) SF - Noah Richie (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - Kevin Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Michael Fellman is called for a backcourt violation | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Vic Cornwall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Noah Richie, Kevin Walker | |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Coca steals the ball from Daniel Clark | 14-13 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Michael Fellman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Dingbang Kung and he's hacked by Gerard Ramsey - foul #1 on Gerard Ramsey, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:45 | Rice | George Mulloy loses the dribble to Dingbang Kung in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | George Mulloy is called for the reach on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #10 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Don Wettstein (PF) Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Don Wettstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Don Wettstein scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by George Mulloy | 17-17 |
| 09:39 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore's pass is intercepted by Don Wettstein | 17-17 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Don Wettstein's floater is tipped away by Kevin Walker | 17-17 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung tips it home | 17-19 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 17-19 |
| 08:58 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Dikembe Elijah steps in front of the Don Wettstein pass | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it in | 17-21 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Don Wettstein buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #11 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) George Mulloy, Vic Cornwall, Norman Smith, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Dingbang Kung, Floyd Moore, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Bob Weir's pass is intercepted by Gordon Helmuth | 19-25 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Weir picks off the pass by Gordon Helmuth | 19-25 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Bob Weir clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-25 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 19-25 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Rodney Coca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) Larry Hughes, Gerard Ramsey, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth, Daniel Clark | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and he's hacked by Norman Smith - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #12 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (SF) Noah Richie | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Don Wettstein knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Norman Smith | 21-31 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 04:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 21-31 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Kevin Walker swats the dunk try by Norman Smith | 21-31 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Bob Weir tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and the foul's on Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #13 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Michael Fellman (C) Bob Weir, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey hits a floater from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Walker - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #14 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), James Fleming (SF), Richard Young (C) Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF) Dingbang Kung, Floyd Moore | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:40 | Rice | George Mulloy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Belin (fresh) SF - Noah Richie (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Richard Young misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-35 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah drills a floater from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Fleming can't finish the layup but the foul's on Noah Richie - foul #1 on Noah Richie, team foul #5 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SG), Rodney Coca (PF) George Mulloy, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Noah Richie, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #15 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (C) Richard Young | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Michael Fellman pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Rodney Coca loses the dribble to Stephen Boyle | 25-38 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Moore | 25-43 |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Fleming's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Floyd Moore | 25-43 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Rodney Coca pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Bob Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) Gilbert McGibney, James Fleming, Michael Fellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Daniel Clark | |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie (SF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses badly on a floater near the basket | 25-43 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |