| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Roy Murray (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) C - Donald Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Donald Curry swats the layup by Terry Thornton | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Nathaniel Mitchell is called for the reach on Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 1-2 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 17:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 1-2 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Roy Murray is denied by Terry Thornton | 1-5 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Samuel Aden snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Ralph Pascua takes the ball from Terry Thornton in the backcourt | 1-5 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Hickey steals it from Nathaniel Mitchell | 1-5 |
| 16:22 | Rice | George Lee takes the ball from Terry Thornton | 1-5 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Andy Perkins (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Roy Murray, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| 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 | |
| 15:49 | Rice | James Snow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) SF - Andy Perkins (fresh) PF - Jerry Reny (fresh) C - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny lays it up and in set up by David Jackson | 3-5 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Timothy Petty blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Andy Perkins | 5-5 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ray Rosenberg - foul #1 on Ray Rosenberg, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Andy Perkins, Jerry Reny, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 14:32 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Lee (SG) Larry Cavitt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 5-7 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee's pass is intercepted by Terry Jerez | 5-7 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled in the backcourt by George Lee - foul #1 on George Lee, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) James Snow | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Freeman | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Ronald Hickey comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 7-9 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Weston | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Andy Perkins (SF), Jerry Reny (PF) Alva Zervas, George Lee, Timothy Weston, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:19 | Rice | John Watson's pass is intercepted by Larry Cavitt | 9-9 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Cavitt - foul #1 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Jerry Reny, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Murray (fresh) PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) C - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:13 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray Rosenberg - foul #2 on Ray Rosenberg, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG), Jerry Reny (C) David Jackson, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 11:13 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:13 | Rice | James Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Rice | James Snow snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Cavitt - foul #2 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Blake Jones | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's pass is intercepted by Ralph Pascua | 11-12 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua connects on the 3 from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Snow and he's fouled by Ralph Pascua - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF) Ralph Pascua, Alva Zervas, Timothy Weston | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, James Snow, Ronald Hickey | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:18 | Rice | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| 08:44 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the finger roll | 14-16 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 08:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 14-16 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Jerry Reny (C) George Lee, Roy Murray, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, John Watson | |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny's floater is tipped away by Adam Pease | 14-16 |
| 08:08 | Rice | James Snow snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Timothy Weston steals it from Terry Jerez in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston banks in the layup | 16-16 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 07:47 | Rice | James Snow tips it home | 16-18 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua's pass is intercepted by James Snow | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alva Zervas (fresh) SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Perkins (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Reny (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Weston - foul #1 on Timothy Weston, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua, Andy Perkins, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Curry | 16-18 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson buries a fadeaway from the right side | 18-18 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 06:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 18-18 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Valenti | 18-21 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry connects on the turnaround from the left block | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Weston - foul #2 on Timothy Weston, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (SF), Jerry Reny (C) David Jackson, Alva Zervas, Timothy Weston, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roy Murray | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Lee | 22-21 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Lee | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 04:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Jones | 22-21 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-21 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is intercepted by George Lee | 22-21 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (PG), Andy Perkins (PF), Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Samuel Aden is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Lee | 24-21 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alva Zervas - foul #1 on Alva Zervas, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Ray Rosenberg (C) Alva Zervas, George Lee, Donald Curry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF) Raymond Valenti | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Murray (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) C - Ray Rosenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:13 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Petty | 27-25 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Samuel Aden steps in front of the Ray Rosenberg pass | 27-25 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Ralph Pascua, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell hits a floater from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Blake Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Freeman | 29-27 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is called for 5 seconds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alva Zervas (PG), George Lee (SG), Jerry Reny (C) David Jackson, Timothy Weston, Ray Rosenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 01:09 | Rice | John Watson is open and lays it up and in | 29-29 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (SF) Larry Cavitt | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez | |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 29-29 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the tip | 29-29 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Samuel Aden takes the ball from Alva Zervas | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-29 |