| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Honeycutt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Haber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist inbounds the ball | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-38 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on David Haber - foul #2 on David Haber, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | Anthony Bachus steps in front of the Edward Honeycutt pass | 50-41 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt tips it home | 52-44 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Carl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Larry Kroger (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, David Haber, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 18:10 | Memphis | Richard Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Tarek English snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Richard Boyd takes the ball from Alfredo Pineda in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 17:48 | Memphis | Richard Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Walters | 52-44 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Walter Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG) Alfredo Pineda | |
| 17:07 | Memphis | Walter Scott is called for the reach on Raymond Nordquist - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Franklin Severns (SF), Kenny Dudley (PF), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Lamont Winkowski, Richard Boyd, Raymond Nordquist, Larry Kroger, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 16:58 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses the runner near the basket | 52-44 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is hacked by Kenny Dudley - foul #1 on Kenny Dudley, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Joseph Venne scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Johnathan Hofman | 52-46 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Anthony Bachus picks off the pass by Allan Morrison | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Severns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenny Dudley (fairly fresh) C - Lloyd Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Hutchins - foul #1 on Lloyd Hutchins, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Raymond Nordquist (SF), David Haber (PF), Larry Kroger (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, Franklin Severns, Kenny Dudley, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Dale Chewning is alone and drills a jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Richard Boyd scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Larry Kroger | 54-48 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Lamont Winkowski is called for the reach on Walter Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lamont Winkowski, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Carl Allen | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | David Haber snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 15:06 | Memphis | Larry Kroger connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Dustin Walters - foul #2 on Dustin Walters, team foul #2 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt (SG) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:06 | Memphis | Larry Kroger misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the tip | 56-48 |
| 14:38 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 14:32 | Memphis | Tarek English is called for the reach on Lamont Winkowski - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Severns (PG), Donald Goodman (C) Lamont Winkowski, Larry Kroger | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 14:21 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Severns | 58-48 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Franklin Severns steals the ball from Joseph Venne | 58-48 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Dale Chewning steals it from Raymond Nordquist | 58-48 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Honeycutt - foul #1 on Edward Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Kenny Dudley (PF), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Edward Honeycutt, Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Isaac Greene, Dale Chewning | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | Allan Morrison scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Boyd and he's fouled by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (SG) Franklin Severns | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Walter Scott (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Alfredo Pineda | |
| 13:17 | Memphis | Allan Morrison makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 13:00 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:53 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Scott - foul #3 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 12:53 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 12:53 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Dustin Walters connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 63-51 |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses the easy layup | 63-51 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Tarek English gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lamont Winkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenny Dudley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tarek English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Peter Jenkins picks off the pass by Lamont Winkowski | 63-54 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a runner from the left block set up by Johnathan Hofman | 63-56 |
| 11:14 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Walter Scott misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Richard Boyd clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Tarek English - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Franklin Severns (PG), Raymond Nordquist (SF), Larry Kroger (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Lamont Winkowski, Kenny Dudley, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Walter Scott, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Nordquist - foul #1 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt (SG), David Haber (PF) Richard Boyd, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 10:25 | Memphis | David Haber gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 10:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 65-57 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 10:13 | Memphis | Larry Kroger snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 10:06 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Goodman (C) David Haber | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Isaac Greene is hacked by Franklin Severns - foul #3 on Franklin Severns, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Isaac Greene makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Isaac Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is hacked by Edward Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Haber (PF) Larry Kroger | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Carl Allen (PF) Isaac Greene, Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:41 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Franklin Severns buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Nordquist | 67-59 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins travels with the ball | 67-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG) Franklin Severns | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Carl Allen swats the short shot by Allan Morrison | 67-59 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Nordquist - foul #2 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins (C) Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Gregory Middlebrooks knocks away the 3 by Raymond Nordquist | 67-61 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins hits the follow up shot | 69-61 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-61 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 08:00 | Memphis | David Haber buries a jumper in the lane | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allan Morrison (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Honeycutt (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Nordquist (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Haber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Hutchins (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins snags the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 71-61 |
| 07:28 | Memphis | David Haber grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 07:22 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 07:06 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses long on a shot from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Honeycutt - foul #3 on Edward Honeycutt, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Franklin Severns (SF), Larry Kroger (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Allan Morrison, Edward Honeycutt, Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Larry Kroger grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski can't finish the layup | 71-62 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Walter Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Alfredo Pineda | |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Franklin Severns misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 06:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 71-62 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Anthony Bachus loses the dribble to Richard Boyd | 71-62 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Larry Kroger grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Franklin Severns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #4 on Dale Chewning, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenny Dudley (PF) Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Tarek English (C) Walter Scott, Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Franklin Severns makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Franklin Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning slams it home and he's fouled by Franklin Severns - foul #4 on Franklin Severns, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG), Edward Honeycutt (SG), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Lamont Winkowski, Franklin Severns, Larry Kroger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:58 | Memphis | Richard Boyd misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins tips it home | 75-65 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the finger roll | 75-67 |
| 04:40 | Memphis | Allan Morrison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SF) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 75-70 |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #4 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (SG), Franklin Severns (SF), David Haber (PF), Larry Kroger (C) Edward Honeycutt, Raymond Nordquist, Kenny Dudley, Lloyd Hutchins | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Isaac Greene, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Tarek English | |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Allan Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Allan Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Allan Morrison is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #4 on Allan Morrison, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (SG) Allan Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Larry Kroger pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Lamont Winkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Franklin Severns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Haber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Kroger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 03:16 | Memphis | Larry Kroger snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 03:11 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski's floater is knocked away by Anthony Bachus | 76-71 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Walter Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Larry Kroger grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Franklin Severns drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Boyd | 78-71 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt (SG), Kenny Dudley (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Richard Boyd, David Haber, Larry Kroger | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Tarek English (C) Johnathan Hofman, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is intercepted by Lamont Winkowski in the backcourt | 78-71 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski misses the lay-in | 78-71 |
| 02:34 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt tips it back up and in | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Lamont Winkowski - foul #3 on Lamont Winkowski, team foul #13 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allan Morrison (PG) Lamont Winkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Tarek English | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Donald Goodman gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Franklin Severns is whistled for a carry | 80-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SF), David Haber (PF), Lloyd Hutchins (C) Franklin Severns, Kenny Dudley, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dustin Walters | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Memphis | Allan Morrison buries a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #9 | 82-74 |
| 01:31 | Memphis | Allan Morrison makes the free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Raymond Nordquist is called for the reach on Dale Chewning in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Memphis | Edward Honeycutt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-75 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Dale Chewning gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Allan Morrison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allan Morrison, team foul #15 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski (PG) Allan Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | David Haber grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins is hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #10 | 83-76 |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins misses the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Lloyd Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Lamont Winkowski - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #11 | 84-76 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Johnathan Hofman | 86-78 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | David Haber is hacked by Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | David Haber makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | David Haber misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman double dribbles in the backcourt | 87-78 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski is hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #5 on Dale Chewning, team foul #13 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 89-78 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski is hacked by Walter Scott - foul #4 on Walter Scott, team foul #14 | 89-78 |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 90-78 |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Lamont Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-78 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 91-78 |