| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Borelli (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lee Borelli inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the follow up shot | 28-41 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Gary Burnett - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), James Blaze (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 30-41 |
| 19:24 | Rice | John Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, Robert Reed | |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 32-41 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Jim Williams hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jae Champion | 32-43 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Burnett and he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Jae Champion, Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the floater from close range set up by Keith Robinson | 35-45 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 17:56 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 35-45 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:12 | Rice | James Blaze hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Foor (C) Bruce Page, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Mund | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 16:56 | Rice | John Herring connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Frank | 38-50 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Lee Borelli's pass is intercepted by Gary Burnett in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett throws it down | 40-50 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Jim Williams tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli is called for 5 seconds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF) Erik Brooks, Lee Borelli | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - John Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Robinson steals it from Larry Briscoe | 40-52 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't throw it down | 40-52 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe tips it in | 42-52 |
| 14:44 | Rice | James Blaze hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 42-54 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the lay-in | 42-54 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 14:01 | Rice | James Blaze jams it set up by Mark Fagin | 44-56 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Mark Fagin snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Keith Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #1 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Holt - foul #3 on William Holt, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by William Holt | 46-57 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Jim Williams - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), James Blaze (PF) Keith Robinson, Mark Fagin | |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Blaze comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Frank (SF) Gary Burnett, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Jim Williams | |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Erik Brooks pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Erik Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Erik Brooks, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, John Herring, Robert Reed | |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Borelli - foul #2 on Lee Borelli, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG) Jae Champion | |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:46 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | John Agarwal steps in front of the James Blaze pass in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-59 |
| 11:27 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Robert Jones (PF) John Agarwal, Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page can't finish the layup | 47-61 |
| 10:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 47-61 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Mark Fagin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF) Bruce Page, Larry Frank | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Erik Brooks steals it from John Mund | 47-61 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Lee Borelli can't finish the layup | 47-61 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-61 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund tips it but misses | 47-61 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 09:21 | Rice | James Blaze misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:08 | Rice | The short jumper by Jim Williams is denied by Robert Jones | 47-61 |
| 09:06 | Rice | James Blaze tips it home | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 08:46 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Rice | Lee Borelli knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Williams and he's hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Mund | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 08:26 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 07:53 | Rice | William Holt picks off the pass by Mark Fagin | 47-66 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Lee Borelli snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - John Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Borelli (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Keith Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Gurganus | 47-69 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Frank | 50-69 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Mark Fagin buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 50-71 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 50-71 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams tips it in | 52-71 |
| 06:22 | Rice | William Holt is called for the reach on Robert Reed - foul #4 on William Holt, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Mund (C) Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), James Blaze (SF) Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Fagin blocks the short jumper by William Holt | 52-72 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-72 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Bruce Page steals it from Robert Reed | 52-72 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | James Blaze steps in front of the Paul Williams pass | 52-72 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 04:58 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jae Champion | 52-72 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses short on an open floater in the lane | 52-72 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Jae Champion tips it home | 52-74 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-74 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Mark Fagin connects on the shot near the basket | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Fagin - foul #1 on Mark Fagin, team foul #5 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Tyler Ward (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, John Mund | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Keith Robinson, Jae Champion, Mark Fagin | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the offensive rebound | 53-76 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Holt (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Herring (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reed (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is hacked by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #6 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) William Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-76 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones tips it in | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Rice | John Herring knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Davis | 55-79 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the offensive board | 55-79 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Frank | 58-79 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Larry Briscoe picks off the pass by Erik Brooks in the backcourt | 58-79 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the easy layup | 58-79 |
| 02:17 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 02:02 | Rice | John Herring comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 58-79 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 58-79 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Timothy Davis snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Tyler Ward steals the ball from John Herring | 58-79 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Toothman steals the ball from Robert Jones | 58-79 |
| 00:35 | Rice | John Herring is fouled on the floor by John Foor - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #8 | 58-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Timothy Davis | |
| 00:35 | Rice | John Herring makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 00:35 | Rice | John Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-81 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Herring runs out the clock | 58-81 |