| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Cash (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Memphis | Allen Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:34 | Rice | John French clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it in | 36-31 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | John Pierce is fouled on the floor by John French - foul #3 on John French, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SG) John French | |
| 19:12 | Memphis | Allen Webb hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:22 | Memphis | Joaquin Yost takes the ball from Allen Webb | 39-34 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Albert Jones | 39-34 |
| 17:55 | Memphis | Albert Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:26 | Memphis | Allen Webb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Jones | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Johnnie Paro buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joaquin Yost | 45-37 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Ronald Cash lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Jones | 47-37 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is whistled for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Roy Gibson (SG), John Pierce (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, Albert Jones, Jason Leishman, Carlos Murdock, Ronald Cash | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) John Marson, Joaquin Yost, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Rizzo | 47-39 |
| 15:56 | Memphis | Roy Gibson hits a jumper from the left block | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Motyka (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo loses the dribble to John Pierce | 49-39 |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Roy Gibson hits a jumper from the right side set up by John Pierce and he's fouled by Ronald Motyka - foul #3 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, John Pierce, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Lloyd Rizzo, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Roy Gibson misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Jacob Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Jacob Manning is blocked by Jarrod Lee | 51-39 |
| 14:54 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Rafferty | 51-39 |
| 14:30 | Memphis | Allen Webb misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 14:13 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:57 | Memphis | Roy Gibson drills a shot from the right side | 53-39 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Jacob Manning steals the ball from Joaquin Yost | 53-39 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Ronald Cash's fadeaway is rejected by Johnnie Paro | 53-39 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Johnnie Paro comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Jarrod Lee can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Roy Gibson gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Ronald Cash can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Johnnie Paro - foul #2 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (SG), John Pierce (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Roy Gibson, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Joaquin Yost, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Ronald Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is denied on a layup by John Pierce | 54-39 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Albert Jones connects on the jumper from close range set up by Allen Webb | 56-41 |
| 12:19 | Rice | The jump hook by Major Arevalo is blocked by John Pierce | 56-41 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ronald Cash | 56-41 |
| 12:15 | Memphis | Allen Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:59 | Rice | John French comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Carlos Murdock | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Leishman (fresh) PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Marson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Memphis | Allen Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Albert Jones snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 11:20 | Memphis | Allen Webb makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Jones | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Carlos Murdock is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #3 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #1 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), John Pierce (SF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, Jason Leishman, Ronald Cash | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, John French, Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Johnnie Paro lays it up and in on a great pass from John Marson and he's fouled by Arthur Lovelady - foul #1 on Arthur Lovelady, team foul #2 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Jacob Manning (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Carlos Murdock, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the free throw | 59-43 |
| 11:01 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ronald Cash | 59-43 |
| 10:42 | Memphis | Ronald Cash is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Paro - foul #3 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Carlos Murdock (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, Jacob Manning, Ronald Cash | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Johnnie Paro snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Rice | Jarrod Lee is denied on a dunk by John Pierce | 59-43 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | John Pierce pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses long on a jumper in the lane | 59-43 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Joaquin Yost buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Marson and the foul's on Chadwick Klingenberg - foul #1 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #3 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Jason Leishman (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, John Pierce, Carlos Murdock, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), Major Arevalo (PF) John Marson, Lloyd Rizzo, Jarrod Lee | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Allen Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Allen Webb - foul #2 on Allen Webb, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF) Jason Leishman | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Ronald Motyka (C) Joaquin Yost, Johnnie Paro | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Allen Webb is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Rizzo - foul #1 on Lloyd Rizzo, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 08:31 | Memphis | John French steps in front of the Allen Webb pass | 59-48 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Leishman - foul #1 on Jason Leishman, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Lloyd Rizzo | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Rafferty | 59-49 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Ronald Cash slams it home set up by Albert Jones | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a jumpshot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Allen Webb comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John French - foul #4 on John French, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Matthew Rafferty, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Jarrod Lee, Major Arevalo | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Motyka | 61-51 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John French | 61-53 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Albert Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Jacob Manning tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Ronald Cash pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Joaquin Yost blocks the short jumper by John Pierce | 63-53 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Albert Jones tips it in | 65-53 |
| 05:11 | Rice | John French hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | John Pierce gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:42 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-53 |
| 04:40 | Rice | John French pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Jason Leishman (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, John Pierce, Jacob Manning, Ronald Cash | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Jarrod Lee (PF) Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Jarrod Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hall and he's fouled by Carlos Murdock - foul #4 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF) Jason Leishman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:00 | Memphis | Albert Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:53 | Rice | John Marson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 03:38 | Rice | John French comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:37 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Marson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Memphis | Albert Jones lays it in set up by Chadwick Klingenberg | 67-56 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Chadwick Klingenberg steps in front of the John Marson pass | 67-56 |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Jason Leishman (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Matthew Rafferty, Carlos Murdock, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) John Marson | |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Albert Jones connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Manning | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hall | 70-58 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | Ronald Cash loses the dribble to Joaquin Yost | 70-58 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 01:40 | Memphis | Jason Leishman gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Joaquin Yost picks off the pass by Jason Leishman | 70-58 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it in | 70-60 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Allen Webb buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is whistled for traveling | 73-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF) Jason Leishman | |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Lloyd Rizzo (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Robert Hall, John French, Joaquin Yost, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Ronald Cash buries a fadeaway from the right block | 75-60 |
| 00:09 | Rice | John Marson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Allen Webb runs out the clock | 75-60 |