| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #3 on Keith Queen, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Anderson | 41-43 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Donald Fox scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Young | 43-45 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Andrew Palmer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Woodard | 46-45 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fox | 48-45 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Young - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles (SF), Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Andrew Young, Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| 17:32 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Anderson | 50-49 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Andrew Palmer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG) Clinton Taylor | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee State | Richard Maddocks denies the turnaround by Michael Burton | 52-49 |
| 16:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 52-49 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Kenneth Orman connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Jenkins | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) SF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Doering (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Oles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Young (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Raymond Oles, Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering misses the free throw | 54-51 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Richard Maddocks loses the dribble to Dean Roberts | 54-51 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Palmer (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG) Andrew Doering, Wayne Anderson | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Whittenburg - foul #1 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson (SG) Robert Whittenburg | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas dunks the ball set up by Clinton Taylor | 59-53 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Clinton Taylor - foul #2 on Clinton Taylor, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles (SF), Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Andrew Young, Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| 13:14 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Wayne Anderson is denied by Ronald Woodard | 60-53 |
| 12:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jenkins | 60-53 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Ronald Woodard lays it in set up by Michael Jenkins | 62-53 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #4 on Keith Queen, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Michael Burton steals it from Donald Fox | 62-54 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Anderson | 62-56 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Richard Maddocks knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Burton - foul #1 on Michael Burton, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG) Clinton Taylor, Wayne Anderson | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Doering (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Oles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Ronald Woodard pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the dribble to Raymond Oles | 65-56 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg scores on a floater from the right side | 65-58 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Timothy Bates's floater is tipped away by Raymond Oles | 65-58 |
| 10:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 65-58 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Donald Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee State | Timothy Bates is called for the reach on Donald Wiggins - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Andrew Palmer (PF), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Willis Cameron, Richard Maddocks, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Andrew Doering, Robert Whittenburg, Raymond Oles, Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young is called for traveling | 65-60 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Timothy Bates takes the ball from Robert Nicholas | 67-60 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Andrew Young | 67-60 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts loses the dribble to Joseph Bush | 67-60 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Timothy Bates clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Andrew Palmer snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Andrew Palmer is fouled on the floor by Robert Nicholas - foul #1 on Robert Nicholas, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Keith Queen (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles (SF), Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Andrew Young, Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a shot from the right side | 67-60 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 06:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Fox | 67-60 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Joseph Bush is called for the reach on Michael Burton - foul #4 on Joseph Bush, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Joseph Bush, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG) Clinton Taylor | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Keith Queen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the jumper in the paint | 67-62 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Raymond Oles steals it from Richard Maddocks | 67-62 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF) Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Andrew Young (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Andrew Doering, Raymond Oles, Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| 04:21 | Tennessee State | Ronald Woodard denies the turnaround by Clinton Taylor | 67-62 |
| 04:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 67-62 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Joseph Bush's floater is knocked away by Robert Nicholas | 67-62 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Joseph Bush steps out of bounds on the baseline | 67-62 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor connects on the floater from close range set up by Robert Nicholas | 67-64 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Ronald Woodard tips it in | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Timothy Bates clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dean Roberts - foul #3 on Dean Roberts, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Donald Fox | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Joseph Bush drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jenkins | 73-67 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | Andrew Palmer denies the turnaround by Clinton Taylor | 73-67 |
| 01:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 73-67 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Palmer - foul #4 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates drills a floater from the right side | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Anderson - foul #3 on Wayne Anderson, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Andrew Palmer steals the ball from Wayne Anderson | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Andrew Palmer is hacked by Wayne Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Anderson, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Andrew Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Andrew Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Orman steps in front of the Robert Nicholas pass | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Wayne Anderson is called for the reach on Joseph Bush in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Anderson, team foul #10 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg (SG) Wayne Anderson | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg is hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #4 on Timothy Bates, team foul #11 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG), Raymond Oles (SF), Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Clinton Taylor, Andrew Young, Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins runs out the clock | 79-69 |