| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Fournier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 33-34 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Middlebrooks steps in front of the Michael Scott pass | 33-34 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks banks in the layup | 33-36 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Chewning takes the ball from George Fournier | 33-36 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Dennis Croker (PF) Michael Scott, Ralph Herold | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Dennis Croker is called for the reach on Carl Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Croker, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Robert Satter, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Herlihy | 33-38 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals banks in the layup set up by Dennis Croker and he's hacked by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, John Ulmer, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Joseph Venne | |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Louis Seals - foul #3 on Louis Seals, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG) Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Robert Bartram, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier misses the floater from the left side | 36-38 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Steve Thomas pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Satter - foul #1 on Robert Satter, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG) Robert Satter | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Joseph Venne | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Fournier | 38-39 |
| 15:55 | Rice | George Fournier steals the ball from Steve Thomas in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Fournier (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Chewning picks off the pass by David Butterfield | 38-39 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Steve Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Chewning | 38-41 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), Dennis Croker (SF), John Ulmer (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Michael Scott, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Dustin Walters | |
| 15:11 | Rice | Michael Pellegrino is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Dale Chewning lays it in set up by Carl Allen | 38-43 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Michael Pellegrino is called for the reach on Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Robert Satter (SG) Gregory Herlihy, David Butterfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Robert Bartram, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), George Fournier (SF) Louis Seals, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Howard Payne snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins steals the ball from Michael Pellegrino | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steve Thomas | 38-49 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Bachus | 38-49 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins steals the ball from Michael Scott | 38-49 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Howard Payne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Fournier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dennis Croker (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Venne | 38-51 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Steve Thomas | 38-53 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Croker | 41-53 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Michael Pellegrino - foul #4 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Dennis Croker, Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Venne is blocked by Ralph Herold | 44-54 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Chewning picks off the pass by Ralph Herold | 44-54 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Walter Scott lays it up and in set up by Dale Chewning | 44-56 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Gregory Herlihy is denied by Carl Allen | 44-56 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Walter Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses long on a shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it in | 44-58 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer's pass is intercepted by Dale Chewning | 44-58 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Gregory Herlihy is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Joseph Venne | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Fournier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. PF - Carl Allen (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Scott | 48-61 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a wide open shot from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Herold | 50-63 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Walters | 50-65 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from Jeffrey Todd | 50-65 |
| 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) | |
| 06:01 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 50-65 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the follow up shot | 50-67 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold tips it back up and in | 52-67 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning is fouled on the floor by George Fournier - foul #2 on George Fournier, team foul #10 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), John Ulmer (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Michael Scott, David Butterfield, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Pellegrino - foul #5 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SF) Michael Pellegrino | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Seals | 56-71 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 56-73 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #5 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Dale Chewning knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Bachus and he's fouled by Robert Satter - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #12 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG) George Fournier | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Butterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-76 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 58-76 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is fouled on the floor by Dennis Croker - foul #2 on Dennis Croker, team foul #13 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), John Ulmer (PF) Robert Satter, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the board | 58-77 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Howard Payne is fouled in the backcourt by John Ulmer - foul #1 on John Ulmer, team foul #14 | 58-77 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 02:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-79 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Howard Payne gets the rebound | 58-79 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Steve Thomas and the foul's on Gregory Herlihy - foul #3 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #15 | 58-81 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bartram steals it from Louis Seals | 58-82 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Bartram lays it up and in | 58-84 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-84 |
| 01:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 58-84 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Steve Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-84 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG) Robert Bartram | |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Payne steals it from John Ulmer | 58-84 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Louis Seals is called for the reach on Steve Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Seals, team foul #16 | 58-84 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-86 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-86 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer grabs the offensive rebound | 58-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield is hacked by Walter Scott - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #6 | 58-86 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 58-86 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer grabs the board | 58-86 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-86 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 58-86 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Steve Thomas runs out the clock | 58-86 |