| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Andrew Horstman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lechner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Danaher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher inbounds the ball | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Lechner | 31-51 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Thomas Pardee picks off the pass by Joseph Bush | 31-51 |
| 19:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Fox - foul #3 on Donald Fox, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Donald Fox | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 19:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 19:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:03 | Rice | Andrew Horstman takes the ball from Ronald Woodard | 31-52 |
| 18:58 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner misses the dunk | 31-52 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the lay-in | 31-52 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Ronald Woodard tips it but misses | 31-52 |
| 18:35 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Bruce Holland | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:08 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| 18:08 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 18:08 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Kenneth Orman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier (C) Bruce Holland | |
| 17:39 | Norfolk State | Kenneth Orman is called for the reach on Andrew Horstman - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Joseph Bush, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton (C) Thomas Pardee | |
| 17:15 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier misses the lay-in | 31-53 |
| 17:14 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier snags the offensive board | 31-53 |
| 16:49 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Horstman and he's hacked by Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #4 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz (PG), Michael Stubblefield (SG), Bruce Holland (C) Andrew Horstman, Matthew Lechner, Johnny Danaher | |
| 16:49 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton makes the free throw | 31-56 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Tracy Collier denies the turnaround by Richard Maddocks | 31-56 |
| 16:34 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 16:15 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Corpuz and the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #3 on Keith Queen, team foul #5 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Keith Queen, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF) Lance Hamilton, Tracy Collier | |
| 16:15 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield misses the free throw | 31-58 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 31-58 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Joseph Bush is whistled for traveling | 31-58 |
| 15:48 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield is hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #6 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Keith Queen (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF) Michael Abrams, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner (PG), Johnny Danaher (SF) Russell Corpuz, Peter Bailey | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Regner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Danaher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland drills a floater from close range set up by Thomas Regner | 31-60 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Bruce Holland denies the turnaround by Joseph Bush | 31-60 |
| 15:27 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland pulls down the rebound | 31-60 |
| 15:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner (SG), Tracy Collier (C) Michael Stubblefield, Bruce Holland | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Tracy Collier swats the shot by Keith Queen | 31-60 |
| 14:57 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 14:35 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Palmer - foul #4 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #7 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Joseph Bush, Andrew Palmer, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 14:35 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 14:35 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-62 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Thomas Pardee swats the shot by Donald Fox | 31-62 |
| 14:14 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher snags the defensive board | 31-62 |
| 13:45 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #4 on Keith Queen, team foul #8 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield (SF), Lance Hamilton (C) Johnny Danaher, Thomas Pardee | |
| 13:45 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner makes the 1st free throw | 31-63 |
| 13:45 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-64 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Jenkins | 33-64 |
| 13:05 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-64 |
| 13:03 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner gets the offensive rebound | 33-64 |
| 12:42 | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-64 |
| 12:41 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield gets the offensive rebound | 33-64 |
| 12:21 | Norfolk State | Ronald Woodard picks off the pass by Tracy Collier | 33-64 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-64 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive board | 33-64 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 33-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman (PG), Johnny Danaher (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF), Bruce Holland (C) Thomas Regner, Matthew Lechner, Tracy Collier, Lance Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Andrew Horstman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Danaher (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Norfolk State | Ronald Woodard denies the turnaround by Thomas Pardee | 33-64 |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher tips it in | 33-66 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Horstman - foul #2 on Andrew Horstman, team foul #1 | 33-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz (SG) Michael Stubblefield | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 34-66 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 34-66 |
| 10:54 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pardee | 34-66 |
| 10:28 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher's pass is intercepted by Ronald Woodard | 34-66 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-66 |
| 10:17 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee gets the rebound | 34-66 |
| 10:01 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee is whistled for traveling | 34-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG) Michael Abrams | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner (PG), Lance Hamilton (PF) Russell Corpuz, Thomas Pardee | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Ronald Woodard knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 36-66 |
| 09:21 | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner is hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #3 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #9 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Richard Maddocks (PF) Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner (SG), Jan White (C) Andrew Horstman, Bruce Holland | |
| 09:21 | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner makes the 1st free throw | 36-67 |
| 09:21 | Norfolk State | Thomas Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-68 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-68 |
| 08:58 | Norfolk State | Johnny Danaher snags the defensive board | 36-68 |
| 08:52 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Willis Cameron - foul #1 on Willis Cameron, team foul #10 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield (PG), Peter Bailey (SF) Thomas Regner, Johnny Danaher | |
| 08:52 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner misses the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 08:52 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Michael Abrams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-69 |
| 08:16 | Norfolk State | Matthew Lechner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-69 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-69 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-69 |
| 08:09 | Norfolk State | Jan White grabs the board | 39-69 |
| 07:41 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lechner | 39-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Abrams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) C - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Michael Stubblefield (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Matthew Lechner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Peter Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jan White (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-71 |
| 07:14 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Peter Bailey | 39-71 |
| 06:56 | Norfolk State | Jan White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Michael Jenkins - foul #4 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #11 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG), Keith Queen (SF) Michael Abrams, Willis Cameron | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman (PG), Tracy Collier (C) Matthew Lechner, Lance Hamilton | |
| 06:56 | Norfolk State | Jan White misses the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 06:56 | Norfolk State | Jan White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Michael Jenkins scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Orman and he's hacked by Michael Stubblefield - foul #1 on Michael Stubblefield, team foul #2 | 41-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz (SG), Lance Hamilton (C) Peter Bailey, Jan White | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the free throw | 42-72 |
| 06:06 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz is fouled on the floor by Michael Jenkins - foul #5 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #12 | 42-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 06:06 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 42-73 |
| 06:06 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz misses the 2nd free throw | 42-73 |
| 06:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 42-73 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Cecil Choate makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-73 |
| 05:45 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-73 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Cecil Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 44-73 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Keith Queen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-73 |
| 05:35 | Norfolk State | Russell Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-73 |
| 05:12 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-73 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 44-73 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Richard Maddocks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Cecil Choate | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey (SF) Michael Stubblefield | |
| 04:35 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Lance Hamilton and he's hacked by Michael Abrams - foul #3 on Michael Abrams, team foul #13 | 44-75 |
| 04:35 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman misses the free throw | 44-75 |
| 04:35 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Horstman | 44-75 |
| 04:08 | Norfolk State | Richard Maddocks swats the shot by Russell Corpuz | 44-75 |
| 04:07 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier tips it back up and in | 44-77 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Michael Abrams connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #5 on Keith Queen, team foul #14 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield (SG), Jan White (PF) Russell Corpuz, Lance Hamilton | |
| 03:50 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 03:50 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Willis Cameron is whistled for a carry | 47-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG) Michael Abrams | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cecil Choate (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Maddocks (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Andrew Horstman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jan White (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tracy Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Norfolk State | Michael Stubblefield connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Horstman | 47-81 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Cecil Choate misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-81 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the offensive board | 47-81 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jan White - foul #1 on Jan White, team foul #3 | 47-81 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 02:46 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman loses the dribble to Ronald Woodard | 49-81 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Kenneth Orman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Cameron | 52-81 |
| 02:14 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Bailey | 52-84 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is fouled on the floor by Tracy Collier - foul #1 on Tracy Collier, team foul #4 | 52-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Cecil Choate | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton (C) Jan White | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Richard Maddocks banks in the layup | 54-84 |
| 01:16 | Norfolk State | Michael Abrams steps in front of the Tracy Collier pass | 54-84 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Michael Abrams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-84 |
| 01:06 | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey grabs the board | 54-84 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Willis Cameron - foul #2 on Willis Cameron, team foul #15 | 54-84 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 54-85 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-86 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive board | 54-86 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-86 |
| 00:36 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Peter Bailey | 54-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Norfolk State | The jump hook by Michael Stubblefield is blocked by Kenneth Orman | 54-86 |
| 00:13 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 54-86 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Andrew Horstman runs out the clock | 54-86 |