| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willard White (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Solt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai inbounds the ball | 26-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-52 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 26-52 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-52 |
| 19:16 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 26-52 |
| 18:56 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-52 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it home | 28-52 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Blake Jones picks off the pass by Gabriel Romano | 28-52 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Blake Jones lays it up and in | 30-52 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 30-52 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the defensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:39 | Memphis | John Solt connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 30-54 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the left block | 33-54 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is hacked by Willard White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 16:58 | Rice | James Snow grabs the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-54 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Samuel Aden snags the offensive board | 33-54 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Gabriel Romano, Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| 16:33 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:15 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-54 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | Willard White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard White (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. PF - Lewis Fortner (fresh) 7 pts. C - Matthew Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Ronald Hickey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Thornton | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:22 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), James Snow (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), William Reis (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) David Clary, Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:55 | Memphis | John Solt double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) James Snow | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:53 | Rice | William Reis steals the ball from Terry Jerez in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano jams it on a nice dish by William Reis | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:42 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-58 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the board | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:22 | Memphis | Dean Wood is fouled on the floor by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF) John Watson, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 14:01 | Memphis | John Solt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean Wood | 38-60 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| 13:40 | Memphis | David Clary travels with the ball | 38-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF) Dean Wood, William Reis | |
| 13:18 | Rice | Terry Thornton scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 40-60 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Willard White comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #2 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) David Clary, Lewis Fortner, Matthew Glass | |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Willard White misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Hawkins - foul #2 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (SG) Willard White | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-63 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the lay-in | 41-63 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the board | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dean Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (tiring) 10 pts. 3 blk. PF - Larry Hawkins (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Memphis | John Solt hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Dean Wood | 41-65 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 41-65 |
| 11:08 | Memphis | John Solt misses the runner from the right block | 41-65 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Larry Hawkins denies the turnaround by John Watson | 41-65 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | Gregory Freeman denies the turnaround by Kosoko Abdullai | 41-65 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins tips it home | 41-67 |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kosoko Abdullai - foul #2 on Kosoko Abdullai, team foul #4 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), William Reis (SF), Lewis Fortner (PF), Matthew Glass (C) Gabriel Romano, Dean Wood, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins, John Solt | |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses short on a shot in the lane | 42-67 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 10:15 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-67 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Willard White | 42-69 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton's pass is intercepted by Matthew Glass in the backcourt | 42-69 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Matthew Glass knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Willard White | 42-71 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-71 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Lewis Fortner | 42-71 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | David Clary buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Willard White | 42-73 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #5 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Solt (C) Matthew Glass | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-73 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| 07:45 | Rice | James Snow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard White (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Reis (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Fortner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Solt (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-73 |
| 07:25 | Memphis | David Clary grabs the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 07:04 | Memphis | Willard White misses the jumper in the paint | 47-73 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 47-73 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Fortner - foul #1 on Lewis Fortner, team foul #6 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), Matthew Glass (C) David Clary, Willard White, William Reis, Lewis Fortner, John Solt | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Matthew Glass pulls down the rebound | 47-73 |
| 06:24 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-73 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Blake Jones grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Blake Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) James Snow | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Solt (C) Matthew Glass | |
| 05:57 | Memphis | John Solt misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #3 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF) Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Josef Malkoski (SF), Lewis Fortner (PF) Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| 05:57 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 05:57 | Memphis | John Solt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Blake Jones | 50-75 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | John Solt is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Solt, team foul #7 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Adam Pease (PF) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SF), Matthew Glass (C) Lewis Fortner, John Solt | |
| 05:24 | Rice | David Clary steps in front of the James Snow pass in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 05:05 | Memphis | Adam Pease steals the ball from Dean Wood | 50-75 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-75 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-75 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | William Reis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-75 |
| 04:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 52-75 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Adam Pease knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by William Reis - foul #1 on William Reis, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (PF) Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (PF) William Reis | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner can't throw it down | 55-75 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Snow (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Wood (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Josef Malkoski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Fortner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Glass (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-75 |
| 03:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Glass | 55-75 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner buries a floater from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 55-77 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Blake Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:23 | Rice | James Snow misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Matthew Glass hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Reis (SF) Josef Malkoski | |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Matthew Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Blake Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:30 | Rice | William Reis steps in front of the Blake Jones pass | 55-78 |
| 01:26 | Memphis | William Reis banks in the layup | 55-80 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Raymond Valenti knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 57-80 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | David Clary misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-80 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Adam Pease pulls down the rebound | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Matthew Glass takes the ball from James Snow | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #5 | 57-80 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Matthew Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Snow clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-81 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the offensive board | 57-81 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits a driving attempt from close range | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Clary runs out the clock | 59-81 |