| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a shot from the left block | 29-39 |
| 19:37 | Rice | James Shook tips it in | 29-41 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it home | 31-41 |
| 19:07 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by William Stanton | 31-43 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 31-43 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Stanton | 31-46 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | David Mabe denies the turnaround by Gerald Townsend | 31-46 |
| 18:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 31-46 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Mabe | 31-48 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | James Shook is called for the reach on Brett Townley - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (PF) James Shook | |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | David Mabe swats the shot by Gerald Townsend | 31-48 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 17:00 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 33-50 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the jumper from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 16:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edgar Maiorano | 33-50 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a jumper in the lane | 33-50 |
| 15:44 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Robert Kennedy (C) Raymond Agee, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 15:22 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Jamie Davenport - foul #2 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Brett Townley (PF) Jamie Davenport, Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:12 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 15:11 | Rice | David Mabe tips it back up and in | 34-52 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is hacked by Antoine Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo is fouled on the floor by James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Gerald Townsend is denied by David Mabe | 34-52 |
| 14:44 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| 14:23 | Rice | James Shook knocks in the floater from the left block | 34-54 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 13:58 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 13:37 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Kennedy - foul #3 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Joseph Bechtel (PF) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Reavis (SF) Antonio Clark, William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 13:37 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 13:37 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | James Shook denies the turnaround by Robert Kennedy | 34-56 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the runner from close range | 34-58 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jamie Davenport | 37-58 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Kennedy - foul #4 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) Donald Reavis, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 12:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-61 |
| 12:16 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel tips it in | 39-61 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it home | 39-63 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend (PG), Brett Townley (PF) Raymond Agee, Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 11:25 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Stanton | 39-63 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Brett Townley takes the ball from Michael Bacher | 39-63 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Townsend | 41-63 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bacher | 41-66 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley is hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF) Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Edgar Maiorano, Michael Bacher | |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-66 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 10:09 | Rice | David Mabe's pass is intercepted by Gerald Townsend | 41-66 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #3 on David Mabe, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 09:51 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Antoine Sharp steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brett Townley (C) Daniel Winfield | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 09:00 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 08:58 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-66 |
| 08:42 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Joseph Bechtel, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF) Gerald Townsend, Jonathan Jaramillo, Kerry Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp, William Stanton | |
| 08:42 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:42 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel is denied on a layup by James Shook | 43-68 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 07:53 | Rice | David Mabe buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jerome Wiggs | 43-70 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bechtel | 43-70 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brett Townley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 07:12 | Rice | James Shook throws it down | 43-72 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #8 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Daniel Winfield (C) Jamie Davenport, Brett Townley | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Reavis (SF), Edgar Maiorano (PF), Michael Bacher (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the 1st free throw | 43-72 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel misses the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 06:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 43-72 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Michael Bacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-72 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (PF) Joseph Bechtel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-72 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-72 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the offensive board | 43-72 |
| 05:39 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-72 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 43-72 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Jaramillo | 45-72 |
| 05:02 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it back up and in | 45-74 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-74 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-74 |
| 04:24 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-74 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee snags the defensive board | 45-74 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield lays it up and in | 47-74 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Michael Bacher's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Owens | 47-74 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the offensive board | 47-74 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Daniel Winfield is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Daniel Winfield, team foul #6 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel (PF) Peter Owens | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) William Stanton, Donald Reavis, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hugh Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Winfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - Michael Bacher (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a fadeaway from the right side | 47-76 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 47-76 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-76 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #7 | 47-76 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-77 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the board | 47-77 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-77 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs hits the finger roll | 47-79 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is intercepted by Jerome Wiggs | 47-79 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Michael Bacher can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 47-79 |
| 01:31 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-79 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-79 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 47-79 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Edgar Maiorano (PF) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield knocks in the floater from the left side | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-79 |
| 00:14 | Rice | William Stanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 49-79 |