| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 20-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Antonio Clark is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 20-46 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | William Stanton picks off the pass by Francis Vath | 20-46 |
| 19:09 | Rice | William Stanton banks in the layup | 20-48 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Robert Hansen connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jean Elliott | 22-48 |
| 18:36 | Rice | William Provencher is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #1 on William Provencher, team foul #1 | 22-48 |
| 18:19 | Rice | David Mabe hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 22-50 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson's floater is tipped away by David Mabe | 22-50 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Robert Hansen grabs the offensive board | 22-50 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Johnson is blocked by Antonio Clark | 22-50 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Daniel Costner pulls down the rebound | 22-50 |
| 17:24 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-50 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Provencher | 22-50 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | William Provencher loses the dribble to James Shook | 22-50 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-50 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jean Elliott | 22-50 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hansen and he's fouled by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SG), Christopher Remley (C) Francis Vath, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the free throw | 24-50 |
| 16:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 24-50 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs loses the dribble to Andrew Clifton | 24-50 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | William Provencher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edgar Maiorano - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #3 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (PG), Darryl Main (SF) Christopher Johnson, Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | William Provencher makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | William Provencher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Darryl Main (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Provencher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the jumper from the free throw line | 26-50 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Michael Bacher comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-50 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the offensive board | 26-50 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 26-50 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton pulls down the rebound | 26-50 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darryl Main | 29-50 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Michael Bacher's layup is rejected by Christopher Remley | 29-50 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | William Provencher hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #2 on Michael Bacher, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Raymond Campbell, Andrew Clifton, Darryl Main, Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PG), William Stanton (SG), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Antoine Sharp, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | William Provencher makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:02 | Rice | David Mabe misses the jump hook from the right block | 32-50 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Jean Elliott snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Francis Vath makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 34-50 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Jean Elliott snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:14 | Mercer | William Provencher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:56 | Rice | David Mabe misses the jumper from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 12:42 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by Jean Elliott - foul #2 on Jean Elliott, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (PF) William Provencher | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) Jerome Wiggs | |
| 12:24 | Rice | David Mabe misses the lay-in | 34-50 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Francis Vath pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-50 |
| 11:59 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 11:58 | Rice | David Mabe misses the tip | 36-50 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton grabs the board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jean Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Francis Vath can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 11:29 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 11:00 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Antoine Sharp | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton buries a floater from the left block set up by Christopher Johnson | 38-53 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-53 |
| 10:31 | Rice | David Mabe tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Christopher Johnson steps in front of the Antoine Sharp pass in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Antoine Sharp steals the ball from Jean Elliott | 38-55 |
| 09:59 | Rice | William Stanton blows the layup | 38-55 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Francis Vath hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-55 |
| 09:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 38-55 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Antoine Sharp grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 3 from straight away | 38-58 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Francis Vath hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Clifton and the foul's on David Mabe - foul #3 on David Mabe, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (PG), Darryl Main (SF), William Provencher (PF), Christopher Remley (C) Christopher Johnson, Robert Hansen, Andrew Clifton, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Francis Vath makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Darryl Main is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Darryl Main, team foul #3 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hansen (SF) Darryl Main | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-61 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Provencher | 41-61 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Francis Vath misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #4 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Hughes (PG) Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Francis Vath hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hansen | 44-63 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Francis Vath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Remley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Christopher Remley tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Francis Vath grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Robert Hansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner is denied on a layup by Christopher Remley | 46-65 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the tip | 46-65 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | William Provencher gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Robert Hansen buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Andrew Clifton (SG), Michael Scott (C) Ronald Hughes, Francis Vath, Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Robert Hansen makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 06:12 | Rice | William Provencher is called for the reach on James Shook - foul #2 on William Provencher, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darryl Main (SF) Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | James Shook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (SF) William Provencher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Clifton, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jean Elliott (C) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-65 |
| 05:26 | Rice | James Shook snags the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Antonio Clark travels with the ball | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Provencher (PF) Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-65 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 04:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Shook | 49-65 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a shot from the right wing set up by Antoine Sharp | 49-67 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | James Shook is called for the reach on Darryl Main - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Hughes (PG), Raymond Campbell (SF), Christopher Remley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Christopher Johnson, Andrew Clifton, William Provencher, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) Daniel Costner, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hansen (SF), William Provencher (PF) Ronald Hughes, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darryl Main (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Darryl Main connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Campbell | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Darryl Main gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Darryl Main is hacked by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Hughes (PG), Michael Scott (C) Robert Hansen, William Provencher | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Antonio Clark, William Stanton | |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Darryl Main misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Antoine Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-67 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Christopher Remley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Main - foul #5 on Darryl Main, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), William Provencher (PF), Jean Elliott (C) Ronald Hughes, Darryl Main, Raymond Campbell, Christopher Remley, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3rd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SG), Raymond Campbell (SF), Christopher Remley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Francis Vath, Robert Hansen, William Provencher, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Stanton lays it up and in and he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #5 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Hughes (PG), Robert Hansen (SF) Christopher Johnson, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:39 | Rice | William Stanton misses the free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Michael Scott grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Michael Scott is whistled for traveling | 59-72 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-72 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Christopher Remley snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Edgar Maiorano - foul #3 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #10 | 59-72 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Robert Hansen is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Robert Hansen, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Robert Hansen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Bacher pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 59-72 |