| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alex Risner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Durocher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley misses the dunk but the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Casey Simpson is whistled for a carry | 20-31 |
| 18:49 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #2 | 20-31 |
| 18:49 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 18:49 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Michael Granados misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 18:15 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley is hacked by Zachary Hedberg - foul #3 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (PF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:45 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 17:44 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 17:39 | Rice | John Cowling misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Eddie Sizemore - foul #2 on Eddie Sizemore, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bernard Doran (C) Lester Durocher | |
| 17:39 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:39 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Bernard Doran is fouled on the floor by Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Casey Simpson, team foul #4 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Michael Granados, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | Alex Risner makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Sizemore | 22-34 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nutter | 24-34 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Stephen Kile is called for the reach on Bernard Doran - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds (SG), Patrick Robinson (C) James Johnson, Leroy Stanley | |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds clanks a shot from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 16:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 24-34 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled on the floor by Mike Reynolds - foul #1 on Mike Reynolds, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SF) Eddie Sizemore | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Patrick Robinson steals the ball from Jason Kent | 24-34 |
| 15:49 | San Diego State | Bernard Doran hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Risner | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alex Risner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mike Reynolds (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Eddie Sizemore (SF), Leroy Stanley (PF), Lester Durocher (C) Alex Risner, Keith Hamilton, Bernard Doran, Patrick Robinson | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley misses short on a jumper near the basket | 26-37 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley tips it home | 26-39 |
| 14:12 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a floater from the left block | 26-39 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 26-39 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Clay Farnham picks off the pass by James Johnson | 26-39 |
| 13:40 | Rice | John Cowling buries a runner in the paint set up by Michael Granados | 28-39 |
| 13:26 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alex Risner (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG) Mike Reynolds, James Johnson | |
| 13:07 | Rice | John Cowling hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire and he's fouled by Eddie Sizemore - foul #3 on Eddie Sizemore, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bernard Doran (C) Lester Durocher | |
| 13:07 | Rice | John Cowling makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | Alex Risner is hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #6 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Patrick Robinson (C) Eddie Sizemore | |
| 12:45 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Lavery (PF) Leroy Stanley | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:09 | San Diego State | Alex Risner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jason Kent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Patrick Robinson snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alex Risner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lavery (fresh) C - Patrick Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | Alex Risner tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Kile | 34-41 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | Alex Risner misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg's pass is intercepted by Michael Lavery | 34-41 |
| 10:09 | San Diego State | Bernard Doran double dribbles | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Jason Kent, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Eddie Sizemore (SF), Leroy Stanley (PF), Lester Durocher (C) Keith Hamilton, Bernard Doran, Michael Lavery, Patrick Robinson | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a floater from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 09:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 36-41 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Duane Lawhorn steals the ball from Leroy Stanley | 36-41 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Alex Risner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Risner, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds (PG) Alex Risner | |
| 08:49 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Eddie Sizemore - foul #4 on Eddie Sizemore, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bernard Doran (SF) Eddie Sizemore | |
| 08:49 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leroy Stanley | 37-41 |
| 08:37 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Stanley | 37-41 |
| 08:21 | San Diego State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:09 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leroy Stanley | 37-41 |
| 08:00 | San Diego State | James Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mike Reynolds and he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alex Risner (PG), Eddie Sizemore (SF) Mike Reynolds, Lester Durocher | |
| 08:00 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Alex Risner steps in front of the Duane Lawhorn pass in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 07:41 | San Diego State | Bernard Doran knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Johnson | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alex Risner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Bernard Doran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Clay Farnham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Bernard Doran gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:04 | San Diego State | James Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Bernard Doran is called for the reach on John Cowling - foul #1 on Bernard Doran, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds (SG), Patrick Robinson (C) James Johnson, Leroy Stanley | |
| 06:51 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | Patrick Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lester Durocher (C) Patrick Robinson | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Kristopher Mire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Patrick Robinson (PF) Bernard Doran | |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Patrick Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-49 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 05:31 | Rice | John Nutter misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Mike Reynolds - foul #2 on Mike Reynolds, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Jason Kent | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley (PF) Patrick Robinson | |
| 05:31 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:31 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Leroy Stanley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 05:04 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds is hacked by Zachary Hedberg - foul #4 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Bernard Doran (C) Alex Risner, Lester Durocher | |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 04:50 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Rice | John Cowling knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Granados | 41-51 |
| 03:58 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eddie Sizemore | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the finger roll | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | San Diego State | John Cowling steals it from Leroy Stanley | 43-54 |
| 03:19 | Rice | John Cowling jams it | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Sizemore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Bernard Doran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #1 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), John Nutter (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alex Risner (PG), Lester Durocher (C) Mike Reynolds, Leroy Stanley | |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | Eddie Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Bernard Doran takes the ball from Casey Simpson | 45-56 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eddie Sizemore | 45-59 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Risner - foul #2 on Alex Risner, team foul #10 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG), Michael Lavery (PF), Patrick Robinson (C) Alex Risner, James Johnson, Eddie Sizemore, Lester Durocher | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 01:30 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-59 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 01:01 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 00:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Zachary Hedberg | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Stephen Kile loses the dribble to Mike Reynolds | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds is fouled on the floor by John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 00:25 | Rice | John Nutter drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kristopher Mire | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Mike Reynolds runs out the clock | 49-61 |