| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 19:35 | Rice | George Moore steals it from Gordon Burnam in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Kurz steals the ball from Gene Jiminez | 32-30 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Gordon Burnam clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:48 | Rice | George Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Randy Tittle | 32-30 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore is hacked by John Larsen - foul #1 on John Larsen, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), John Jennings (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kurz | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Rice | George Anderson loses the dribble to John Jennings in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is hacked by Frank McElrath in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McElrath, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Kenneth Wood steals the ball from Michael Chapin | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett is hacked by Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Benjamin Barrett, Frank McElrath | |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Granville is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #2 on Hugh Granville, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF) Kenneth Wood | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney is fouled on the floor by Hugh Granville - foul #3 on Hugh Granville, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF) John Jennings | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Erik McGowan - foul #3 on Erik McGowan, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Gordon Burnam, Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SG), Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the board | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | John Larsen makes the wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Anderson and he's hacked by Rafael Garrison - foul #4 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), John Jennings (C) George Moore, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 15:24 | Rice | John Larsen makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Norman Kelly's pass is intercepted by John McAbier | 35-36 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier dunks the ball | 35-38 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood | |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Larry Shaw pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the jumper in the paint | 35-38 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Erik McGowan (SF) Shawn Roy, Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Frank McElrath (SF) John Jennings, Benjamin Barrett | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randy Tittle - foul #1 on Randy Tittle, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), John Larsen (C) Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) Randy Tittle, Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Shaw - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Norman Kelly (PF) William Dailey, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 12:43 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Kurz picks off the pass by Lawrence Mahaney | 37-40 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz banks in the layup | 39-40 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | Rice | George Moore is called for the reach on George Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), John Jennings (C) George Moore, Christopher Macy, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Erik McGowan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Gene Jiminez (PF) John McAbier, Walter Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is fouled on the floor by Hugh Granville - foul #4 on Hugh Granville, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Randy Tittle picks off the pass by Michael Chapin in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Moore | 39-43 |
| 10:48 | Rice | William Dailey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Larry Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Gene Mitchel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #8 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Larry Shaw, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez | |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Chapin is called for the reach on Frank McElrath - foul #2 on Michael Chapin, team foul #9 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin, Erik McGowan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Kenneth Wood (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Walter Johnson | |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | John Larsen snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz buries a fadeaway from the right side | 41-45 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the driving attempt near the basket | 41-47 |
| 09:11 | Rice | George Anderson is hacked by John McAbier in the backcourt - foul #1 on John McAbier, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), William Dailey (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Randy Tittle, Frank McElrath, Kenneth Wood, John Jennings | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gene Mitchel is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Larry Shaw snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 44-47 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Christopher Macy is called for the reach on William Dailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Macy, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, Larry Shaw, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on George Moore - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Larsen picks off the pass by Frank McElrath | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik McGowan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | John Jennings steals it from John Larsen in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Frank McElrath | 45-47 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:04 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Jennings | 45-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz's pass is intercepted by Randy Tittle in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Erik McGowan snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Erik McGowan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gordon Burnam | 48-50 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is fouled on the floor by Erik McGowan - foul #4 on Erik McGowan, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Erik McGowan, Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Randy Tittle, Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:38 | Rice | George Anderson is hacked by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SG) John Jennings | |
| 05:38 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:38 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney's pass is intercepted by George Anderson | 50-52 |
| 05:17 | Rice | George Anderson misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-52 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #3 on Larry Shaw, team foul #11 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Walter Johnson (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Rice | George Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Dailey | 53-54 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 03:55 | Rice | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Michael Chapin is fouled in the backcourt by John McAbier - foul #2 on John McAbier, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (PF) William Dailey, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), John Jennings (SF) Benjamin Barrett, Christopher Macy | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by John McAbier and he's hacked by Michael Chapin - foul #3 on Michael Chapin, team foul #12 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SF) Randy Tittle | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Garrison | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Shawn Roy gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:21 | Rice | George Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Kurz | 57-59 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG) George Anderson, Shawn Roy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Tittle | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Tittle - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG) William Dailey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John Jennings, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 01:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Randy Tittle, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gene Jiminez is called for the reach on Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Jiminez | 58-62 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #2 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #13 | 58-62 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:06 | Rice | John Larsen can't finish the layup | 58-63 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rafael Garrison | 58-63 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | George Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 00:52 | Rice | John Larsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy is fouled in the backcourt by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Kenneth Wood (PF), John Jennings (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison (C) Christopher Macy | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Kelly is called for the reach on Kenneth Wood - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #15 | 61-68 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | John McAbier steals it from Lawrence Kurz in the backcourt | 61-70 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #16 | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:27 | Rice | George Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Garrison - foul #5 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #13 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| 00:27 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:27 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | George Anderson is called for the reach on Kenneth Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #17 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:20 | Rice | George Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Anderson | 66-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF) Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Burnam - foul #4 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #18 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Christopher Macy | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:08 | Rice | George Anderson's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Barrett | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier runs out the clock | 66-75 |