| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Moose (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Mabe denies the turnaround by Lloyd Stewart | 38-34 |
| 19:34 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:19 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 38-34 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell tips it in | 38-36 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:54 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Myers - foul #1 on John Myers, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 17:07 | Rice | David Mabe's floater is tipped away by Gerald McDowell | 40-37 |
| 17:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Rice | David Mabe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent (SG), Hubert Grose (C) Lloyd Stewart, Gerald McDowell | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Smith | 40-39 |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Stanton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Smith - foul #3 on Christopher Smith, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), Edward Bean (SF), Derek Kintzel (PF) Christopher Smith, Daniel Moose, John Myers | |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 15:50 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Sargent (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Kintzel (fresh) C - Hubert Grose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the shot from close range set up by Daniel Costner | 44-39 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Mabe steps in front of the Edward Bean pass | 44-39 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 46-39 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Mabe denies the turnaround by Edward Bean | 46-39 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Hubert Grose - foul #3 on Hubert Grose, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (PF), Michael Bacher (C) William Stanton, Edgar Maiorano, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith (PG), Lloyd Stewart (SG), Daniel Moose (SF), John Myers (PF), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, John Sargent, Edward Bean, Derek Kintzel, Hubert Grose | |
| 14:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 13:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Shook | 47-39 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Bacher clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Smith and he's hacked by Jerome Wiggs - foul #2 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 12:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:41 | Rice | William Stanton loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (C) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 12:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 12:04 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Moose (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 11:10 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:55 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 51-41 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:30 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:17 | Rice | John Myers steals the ball from James Shook | 51-41 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The jump hook by John Myers is blocked by David Mabe | 51-41 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:34 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Stewart - foul #1 on Lloyd Stewart, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), John Sargent (SG), Edward Bean (SF), Derek Kintzel (PF), Hubert Grose (C) Christopher Smith, Lloyd Stewart, Daniel Moose, John Myers, Gerald McDowell | |
| 09:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Derek Kintzel scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 09:02 | Rice | William Stanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (C) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 08:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Wallace | 53-46 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Stanton | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Jerome Wallace (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Sargent (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bean (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derek Kintzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert Grose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Hubert Grose can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jerome Wallace takes the ball from Michael Bacher | 55-46 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Sargent scores on a turnaround from the left block | 55-48 |
| 05:58 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Edward Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith (PG), Lloyd Stewart (SG), Daniel Moose (SF), John Myers (PF), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, John Sargent, Edward Bean, Derek Kintzel, Hubert Grose | |
| 05:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Lloyd Stewart out of the doubleteam | 55-50 |
| 05:15 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:13 | Rice | David Mabe hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Antonio Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:22 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Stewart | 60-52 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner double dribbles | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Christopher Smith | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | William Stanton splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stewart (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Moose (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald McDowell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith's floater is knocked away by James Shook | 62-55 |
| 03:07 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:01 | Rice | John Myers denies the turnaround by Daniel Costner | 62-55 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 02:20 | Rice | James Shook drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Daniel Costner and he's fouled by John Myers - foul #2 on John Myers, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jerome Wallace (PG), John Sargent (SG), Edward Bean (SF), Hubert Grose (C) Christopher Smith, Lloyd Stewart, Daniel Moose, Gerald McDowell | |
| 02:20 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith (PG), Lloyd Stewart (SG), Daniel Moose (SF), Gerald McDowell (C) Jerome Wallace, John Sargent, Edward Bean, Hubert Grose | |
| 01:53 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Stanton picks off the pass by Gerald McDowell | 65-58 |
| 01:33 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 65-58 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Gerald McDowell snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:15 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Stanton is called for the reach on Daniel Moose - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald McDowell | 65-61 |
| 01:01 | Rice | William Stanton can't throw it down but the foul's on Lloyd Stewart - foul #2 on Lloyd Stewart, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| 01:01 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:01 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Stewart out of a doubleteam | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Stanton | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Lloyd Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Stewart, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Daniel Moose misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Christopher Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Smith, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | John Myers grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Christopher Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Daniel Costner runs out the clock | 69-66 |