| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Backes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | David Backes inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Charles Cole makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrel Swearengin and he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Charles Cole makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:27 | Rice | John Cowling is open but misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it home | 43-35 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Clay Farnham blocks the short jumper by Carlos Dinkel | 43-35 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Charles Cole tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Darrel Swearengin is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrel Swearengin, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 18:46 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel is fouled on the floor by John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF), Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Charles Cole, Robert Brown, David Backes, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 18:13 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Kristopher Mire pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:59 | Rice | John Nutter blows the layup | 45-35 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Kristopher Mire tips it home | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark hits a jumpshot from the right side | 47-37 |
| 17:26 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Kristopher Roberts - foul #2 on Kristopher Roberts, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Carlos Dinkel (C) Kristopher Roberts, Thomas Clark, Benjamin Bombardier | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) John Cowling | |
| 17:26 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:26 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:26 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Elmer Thomas | 47-37 |
| 17:13 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Perry Rieder steals the ball from Jason Kent | 47-37 |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | Robert Brown scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Dinkel | 49-37 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Perry Rieder is called for the reach on Jason Kent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Rieder, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Charles Cole, Robert Brown, Perry Rieder, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Michael Granados comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-37 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kristopher Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Backes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Backes | 52-37 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits a floater in the paint set up by Michael Granados | 52-39 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | Jason Kent steps in front of the Thomas Clark pass | 52-39 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF), Perry Rieder (C) Kristopher Roberts, Thomas Clark, David Backes, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), John Cowling (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| 14:45 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin buries a driving attempt from close range | 54-39 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Charles Cole knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrel Swearengin and the foul's on John Nutter - foul #2 on John Nutter, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Edwin Veatch, Clay Farnham | |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Charles Cole misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 14:29 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:12 | Rice | John Cowling is hacked by Benjamin Bombardier - foul #1 on Benjamin Bombardier, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel (C) Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:55 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-39 |
| 13:54 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:46 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Cunningham | 56-39 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 13:36 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the lay-in | 56-39 |
| 13:14 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Carlos Dinkel | 56-39 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Cole | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Charles Cole - foul #2 on Charles Cole, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Darrel Swearengin (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Charles Cole, Robert Brown, Benjamin Bombardier, Perry Rieder, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 12:27 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Elmer Thomas - foul #1 on Elmer Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-39 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:27 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:11 | Fairfield | David Backes makes the floater in the paint | 60-40 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the easy layup | 60-40 |
| 11:51 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kristopher Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Backes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Swearengin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas lays it up and in set up by Kristopher Roberts | 62-40 |
| 11:20 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 62-40 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the offensive board | 62-40 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Michael Granados can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Darrel Swearengin - foul #2 on Darrel Swearengin, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Perry Rieder (PF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Kristopher Roberts, Thomas Clark, Darrel Swearengin, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Stephen Kile | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Clay Farnham swats the short shot by Perry Rieder | 62-40 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Michael Granados buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 09:57 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the floater in the lane and the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Kristopher Roberts (SG) Charlie Dotson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), John Nutter (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 09:57 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the free throw | 65-43 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 65-43 |
| 09:44 | Fairfield | David Backes gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Charles Cole buries a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #6 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Charles Cole misses the free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Kristopher Mire snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Kristopher Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kristopher Roberts, team foul #8 | 67-43 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:36 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin grabs the board | 67-43 |
| 09:18 | Fairfield | Kristopher Mire picks off the pass by Kristopher Roberts | 67-43 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Kristopher Mire slams it home | 67-45 |
| 09:09 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Charles Cole hits the follow up shot | 69-45 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Cunningham | 69-48 |
| 08:36 | Fairfield | Stanley Cunningham steps in front of the Charles Cole pass | 69-48 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Nutter | 69-51 |
| 08:02 | Fairfield | David Backes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-51 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Hedberg | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kristopher Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Backes (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Nutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Fairfield | Charles Cole double dribbles | 69-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Charles Cole, Kristopher Roberts, David Backes, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the shot from the baseline | 69-53 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 07:06 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 07:05 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the wide open turnaround in the paint | 69-55 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 71-55 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Charlie Dotson, Thomas Clark, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Stephen Kile | |
| 05:42 | Rice | Charles Cole steals the ball from John Cowling in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Charles Cole hits the finger roll | 73-57 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown | 73-57 |
| 05:12 | Fairfield | Charles Cole misses the easy layup | 73-57 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel is fouled on the floor by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling | |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 04:33 | Rice | John Nutter banks in the layup | 75-59 |
| 04:09 | Fairfield | Charles Cole's pass is intercepted by Clay Farnham | 75-59 |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Nutter banks in the layup | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Fairfield | Charles Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Bombardier (fairly fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Nutter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Charles Cole, Robert Brown, Benjamin Bombardier, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), John Cowling (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Elmer Thomas | 77-62 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Edwin Veatch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG) David Backes | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, John Cowling | |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark is hacked by Zachary Hedberg - foul #3 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #8 | 77-62 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Thomas Clark steals the ball from Stanley Cunningham in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson travels with the ball | 77-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier (SF) Charlie Dotson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Jason Kent (SF) Edwin Veatch, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-62 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #4 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Stephen Kile banks in the layup set up by Kristopher Mire | 79-64 |
| 00:38 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts clanks a 3 from the left wing | 79-64 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by Kristopher Roberts - foul #4 on Kristopher Roberts, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts runs out the clock | 79-65 |