| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski's floater is tipped away by Ronald Hickey | 28-32 |
| 19:41 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Kapeni Abdula steps in front of the Terry Thornton pass | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Ronald Hickey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:42 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kapeni Abdula | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is open but can't throw it down | 28-37 |
| 18:25 | Rice | John Watson grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:06 | Rice | John Watson drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Jerez and he's hacked by Roy Jewett - foul #1 on Roy Jewett, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG), William Chaffins (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Allen Blosser, Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 18:06 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:46 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Adam Pease pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Blake Jones and he's fouled by Jacob Noe - foul #1 on Jacob Noe, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:24 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Adam Pease can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jacob Noe - foul #2 on Jacob Noe, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG) Mark Greene | |
| 17:12 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:56 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Allen Blosser - foul #2 on Allen Blosser, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Adam Pease, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, William Chaffins, Jacob Noe, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:38 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 37-39 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Terry Jerez is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Jerez, James Snow | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SG), Tim Burgess (SF) Allen Blosser, Kapeni Abdula | |
| 15:42 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:42 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Samuel Aden tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 15:16 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski buries a jumper from close range set up by Mark Greene | 42-43 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton connects on the open runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Thornton | 44-43 |
| 14:33 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 47-43 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Larry Woods - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 13:36 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Noe | 47-45 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Allen Blosser takes the ball from Adam Pease | 47-45 |
| 13:12 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser lays it in | 47-47 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Francisco Sanchez picks off the pass by Adam Pease | 47-47 |
| 12:47 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (PG), Tim Burgess (SF), William Chaffins (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Jacob Noe | |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 12:14 | Rice | John Watson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 12:12 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Tim Burgess | 47-49 |
| 12:04 | East Tennessee State | Adam Pease denies the turnaround by Francisco Sanchez | 47-49 |
| 12:03 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Woods | 47-49 |
| 11:50 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 11:48 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Larry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tim Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francisco Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by William Chaffins - foul #2 on William Chaffins, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Jacob Noe (C) Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez, William Chaffins | |
| 11:09 | Rice | James Snow clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 11:08 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 11:03 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Petty steals the ball from Tim Burgess | 47-49 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:51 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Kim Decker | |
| 10:51 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:51 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:29 | Rice | James Snow blows the layup but he's fouled by Tim Burgess - foul #4 on Tim Burgess, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess, Jacob Noe | |
| 10:29 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:10 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Roy Jewett - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG) Allen Blosser | |
| 10:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker buries a shot from the left side set up by Jaroslav Pogozelski | 49-53 |
| 09:55 | Rice | James Snow is called for 10 seconds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF) Timothy Petty, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 09:37 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is hacked by James Snow - foul #3 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Thornton, James Snow | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), William Chaffins (PF) Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 09:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is denied on a layup by Raymond Valenti | 49-53 |
| 09:20 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Decker | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, John Watson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jacob Noe (C) Kim Decker, Roy Jewett | |
| 09:02 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:02 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raymond Valenti | 52-55 |
| 08:37 | East Tennessee State | Terry Jerez steps in front of the Jacob Noe pass | 52-55 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the turnaround from close range set up by Gregory Freeman and the foul's on William Chaffins - foul #3 on William Chaffins, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Dominick Goodlett, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Kapeni Abdula, William Chaffins, Jacob Noe | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:54 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kim Decker | 55-58 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Ronald Hickey banks in the layup set up by Blake Jones | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 07:25 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:11 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jacob Noe (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 07:11 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:11 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Samuel Aden pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Francisco Sanchez | |
| 06:15 | East Tennessee State | Gregory Freeman takes the ball from Roy Jewett | 57-60 |
| 05:46 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 57-60 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 05:12 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-60 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the floater in the paint | 61-60 |
| 04:41 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Larry Woods (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), William Chaffins (C) Mark Greene, Kapeni Abdula, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Valenti is called for the reach on Larry Woods - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:16 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski jams it set up by Tim Burgess | 61-66 |
| 03:56 | Rice | James Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG) Tim Burgess | |
| 03:45 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Blake Jones hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Snow | 63-66 |
| 03:18 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Raymond Valenti knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 65-66 |
| 02:55 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, William Chaffins | |
| 02:32 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kapeni Abdula | 65-68 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Francisco Sanchez swats the dunk try by James Snow | 65-68 |
| 02:21 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kapeni Abdula | 65-68 |
| 02:21 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 01:53 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Kapeni Abdula | 65-70 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG) Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula | |
| 01:16 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| 01:16 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:16 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a floater near the basket | 65-72 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the offensive board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG), Jacob Noe (PF) Allen Blosser, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Roy Jewett picks off the pass by Terry Jerez in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe is fouled on the floor by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #12 | 66-72 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:45 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Watson | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Aden, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Mark Greene, Jacob Noe | |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 71-74 |
| 00:31 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is hacked by Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #14 | 71-74 |
| 00:31 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:31 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:29 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Allen Blosser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Blosser, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Kim Decker | |
| 00:29 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:29 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is hacked by Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #15 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG) Mark Greene | |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-78 |
| 00:21 | East Tennessee State | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Kim Decker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #16 | 76-78 |
| 00:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Allen Blosser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Blosser, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Kim Decker | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #4 on Blake Jones, team foul #17 | 78-80 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses the fullcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is fouled on the floor by Terry Jerez - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #18 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG) Mark Greene | |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Watson | 82-81 |
| 04:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #3 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #19 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SG) Allen Blosser | |
| 04:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:21 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:59 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-83 |
| 03:57 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the defensive rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 82-83 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-83 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #4 on James Snow, team foul #20 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Woods - foul #4 on Larry Woods, team foul #11 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF) Tim Burgess | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-85 |
| 03:01 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods tips it in | 84-87 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula, Jacob Noe, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Jaroslav Pogozelski is called for the reach on Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #12 | 84-87 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:38 | Rice | John Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 84-87 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Mark Greene | 84-87 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #21 | 84-87 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 84-87 |
| 01:53 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-87 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the jumper from the right side | 84-87 |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess gets the rebound | 84-87 |
| 01:30 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #22 | 84-87 |
| 01:30 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 01:30 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 01:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 84-87 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses badly on a runner near the basket | 84-87 |
| 01:02 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 84-87 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tim Burgess (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene can't finish the layup | 84-87 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 84-87 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Allen Blosser is called for the reach on Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allen Blosser, team foul #13 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG) Allen Blosser | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess hits a jumper in the lane set up by Roy Jewett | 85-89 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Terry Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-89 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #23 | 85-89 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the dribble to Mark Greene in the backcourt | 85-91 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #4 on Terry Thornton, team foul #24 | 85-91 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (C) Roy Jewett | |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:23 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski snags the offensive board | 85-92 |
| 00:22 | East Tennessee State | John Watson is called for the reach on Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #25 | 85-92 |
| 00:22 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 1st free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:22 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 85-92 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is hacked by Jacob Noe - foul #3 on Jacob Noe, team foul #14 | 85-92 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Jacob Noe | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:17 | East Tennessee State | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Tim Burgess in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Jerez, team foul #26 | 87-92 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (C) Roy Jewett | |
| 00:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 87-93 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-93 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Blake Jones loses the dribble to Mark Greene in the backcourt | 87-93 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-93 |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Tim Burgess - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #27 | 87-93 |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:13 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 87-95 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Blake Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-95 |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #5 on Blake Jones, team foul #28 | 90-95 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 1st free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 90-95 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-95 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 93-95 |