| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Benedict (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cleveland Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Golden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict misses the 3rd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 32-35 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Blake Jones | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Benedict | 34-37 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Terry Thornton can't connect on a runner from the right block | 34-37 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Justin Scott | 34-37 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 18:17 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Aden steals the ball from Nicholas Golden | 34-37 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Terry Thornton is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Lockhart - foul #1 on Cleveland Lockhart, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), George Christiano (SF), Geoffrey Lantz (PF), John Heal (C) John Benedict, Christopher Kennard, Justin Scott, Cleveland Lockhart, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Geoffrey Lantz is called for the reach on Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Geoffrey Lantz, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 17:36 | Rice | James Snow connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Geoffrey Lantz | 36-39 |
| 16:57 | Rice | The short jumper by Timothy Petty is denied by Geoffrey Lantz | 36-39 |
| 16:55 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | John Heal drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Elwood Mellon | 39-39 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Geoffrey Lantz - foul #3 on Geoffrey Lantz, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Christopher Kennard (SG), Billy Blake (SF), Cleveland Lockhart (PF), Derek Smolensky (C) Elwood Mellon, Nathaniel Campbell, George Christiano, Geoffrey Lantz, John Heal | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:06 | Southern Methodist | Terry Thornton swats the layup by Derek Smolensky | 39-41 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:49 | Southern Methodist | Derek Smolensky gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Benedict (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Blake (fresh) PF - Cleveland Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Smolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden (C) Derek Smolensky | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow | |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:34 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott (SF) Cleveland Lockhart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:27 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Benedict | 44-41 |
| 15:06 | Rice | John Benedict steps in front of the Ronald Hickey pass in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Freeman takes the ball from Justin Scott | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is hacked by Justin Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Scott, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), George Christiano (SG), John Heal (SF), Geoffrey Lantz (PF) John Benedict, Christopher Kennard, Justin Scott, Billy Blake | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Adam Pease clanks a shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:07 | Southern Methodist | George Christiano is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (SG) Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Adam Pease is called for the reach on Nathaniel Campbell - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Cleveland Lockhart (PF), Derek Smolensky (C) Nathaniel Campbell, George Christiano, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Adam Pease steals it from Cleveland Lockhart | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Adam Pease can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derek Smolensky - foul #1 on Derek Smolensky, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), Justin Scott (SF) Elwood Mellon, John Heal | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, John Watson, Raymond Valenti | |
| 13:17 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:51 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart tips it home | 46-42 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Terry Thornton lays it in | 46-44 |
| 12:27 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 46-44 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Scott - foul #3 on Justin Scott, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), George Christiano (SF), Geoffrey Lantz (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) John Benedict, Justin Scott, Cleveland Lockhart, Derek Smolensky | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Adam Pease | |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:57 | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kennard | 49-45 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Blake Jones is whistled for a carry | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Heal (SF) Christopher Kennard | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Blake Jones, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Elwood Mellon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Christiano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Heal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Geoffrey Lantz (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Golden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 11:22 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden tips it home | 51-45 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Golden - foul #1 on Nicholas Golden, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG) Elwood Mellon, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti is fouled on the floor by John Heal - foul #1 on John Heal, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott (SF), Billy Blake (PF) George Christiano, John Heal | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:26 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Petty steps in front of the Nicholas Golden pass | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:20 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), Cleveland Lockhart (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) John Benedict, Justin Scott, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) John Watson, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:02 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:43 | Rice | James Snow misses the dunk attempt | 53-49 |
| 09:42 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:22 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Aden steals it from Geoffrey Lantz | 53-49 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Samuel Aden jams it | 53-51 |
| 09:06 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Billy Blake hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled in the backcourt by Geoffrey Lantz - foul #4 on Geoffrey Lantz, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), John Heal (SF), Derek Smolensky (C) Nathaniel Campbell, Billy Blake, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, Ronald Hickey | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #4 on Terry Thornton, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), George Christiano (SF) Elwood Mellon, Cleveland Lockhart | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Derek Smolensky - foul #2 on Derek Smolensky, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (SG) Christopher Kennard | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:35 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | Terry Jerez steals it from John Benedict | 57-55 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws it down | 57-57 |
| 07:51 | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), Justin Scott (SF), Cleveland Lockhart (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) John Benedict, George Christiano, John Heal, Derek Smolensky | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on an open floater in the paint | 57-57 |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Elwood Mellon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kennard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cleveland Lockhart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Golden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Christopher Kennard | 59-57 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Blake Jones travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Billy Blake (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) Elwood Mellon, Cleveland Lockhart, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:38 | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 59-57 |
| 06:33 | Rice | John Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Derek Smolensky (C) Christopher Kennard, Justin Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Terry Jerez | |
| 06:15 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Blake | 62-57 |
| 05:59 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Billy Blake - foul #1 on Billy Blake, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), George Christiano (SF), John Heal (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) John Benedict, Billy Blake, Geoffrey Lantz, Derek Smolensky | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:59 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:59 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:33 | Southern Methodist | John Heal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elwood Mellon | 65-59 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Christopher Kennard (SG), Justin Scott (SF), Cleveland Lockhart (PF) Elwood Mellon, Nathaniel Campbell, George Christiano, John Heal | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Christopher Kennard - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:16 | Rice | James Snow snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Lockhart - foul #2 on Cleveland Lockhart, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz (C) Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:54 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard double dribbles | 66-63 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz clanks a floater from close range | 66-63 |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Benedict (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kennard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cleveland Lockhart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Lantz (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Benedict | 68-63 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Geoffrey Lantz takes the ball from James Snow | 68-63 |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | Justin Scott buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Kennard | 71-63 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Christiano (SF), Nicholas Golden (C) Justin Scott, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), John Watson (SF) Blake Jones, James Snow | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 71-63 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Cleveland Lockhart | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses the easy layup | 71-63 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:50 | Rice | John Watson is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 71-63 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:37 | Rice | John Benedict steals it from Ronald Hickey | 71-63 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | George Christiano drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Kennard | 73-63 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Geoffrey Lantz (PF), John Heal (C) John Benedict, Christopher Kennard, Cleveland Lockhart, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Valenti blocks the short jumper by George Christiano | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Adam Pease pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Elwood Mellon is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elwood Mellon, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Heal | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Nathaniel Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), Justin Scott (SF), Cleveland Lockhart (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) Elwood Mellon, George Christiano, Geoffrey Lantz, John Heal | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-64 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden grabs the board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell runs out the clock | 75-64 |