| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Terrones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Michael Granados misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | James Terrones gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Michael Granados can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Glenn Creek gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | James Terrones scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Justin Britt | 39-32 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Justin Britt picks off the pass by Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | James Terrones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Terrones, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | James Terrones pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Francis Watkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:31 | Rice | James Terrones takes the ball from Michael Granados | 39-32 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Zachary Hedberg steals the ball from Willie Byrum | 39-32 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Francis Watkins steps in front of the Duane Lawhorn pass | 39-32 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Glenn Creek travels with the ball | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), David Butner (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Stephen Kile connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Kristopher Mire is called for the reach on David Butner - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Duane Coleman clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 3 pf. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Kristopher Mire double dribbles | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Justin Britt drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Butner | 43-35 |
| 15:05 | Rice | John Nutter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clay Farnham | 43-38 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Butner | 45-38 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Stephen Kile steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), James Terrones (C) David Butner, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Francis Watkins scores on a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | James Terrones pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | James Terrones tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 48-38 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Michael Granados travels with the ball | 48-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), David Butner (SG), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), John Nutter (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Glenn Creek knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Taylor | 50-38 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Zachary Hedberg is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | David Butner is hacked by Kristopher Mire - foul #3 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Terrones (C) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Stephen Kile swats the short shot by Duane Coleman | 50-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mire | 50-38 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg is fouled on the floor by David Butner - foul #1 on David Butner, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Willie Byrum (SF) William Taylor, Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the finger roll | 50-40 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | David Butner travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Glenn Creek (PF) David Butner, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 50-43 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Glenn Creek clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:43 | Rice | James Terrones steps in front of the Michael Granados pass | 50-43 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Francis Watkins hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Justin Britt | 52-43 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:07 | Rice | James Terrones blocks the short jumper by Casey Simpson | 52-43 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | James Terrones snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:30 | Rice | John Nutter is called for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | David Butner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:44 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by David Butner - foul #2 on David Butner, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Kristopher Mire, Jason Kent | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn travels with the ball | 54-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Butner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | David Butner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | David Butner buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Duane Coleman | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Stephen Kile connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Justin Britt scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Duane Coleman | 59-45 |
| 05:45 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), James Terrones (C) David Butner, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Casey Simpson (C) John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | James Terrones buries a shot in the lane set up by Justin Britt | 61-45 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the jumper from the right side | 61-45 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Francis Watkins double dribbles | 61-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 61-47 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Casey Simpson swats the layup by James Terrones | 61-47 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | James Terrones grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-47 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Francis Watkins buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Britt and he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Terrones - foul #3 on James Terrones, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), David Butner (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF) Michael Granados, John Cowling | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | William Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Duane Coleman | 67-49 |
| 03:13 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it but misses | 67-49 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 67-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | David Butner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the follow up shot | 69-49 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Jason Kent misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it back up and in | 69-51 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | David Butner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-51 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Jason Kent is fouled on the floor by Justin Spalding - foul #3 on Justin Spalding, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 00:58 | Rice | John Nutter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-54 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Taylor runs out the clock | 71-56 |