| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Richart (fresh) 1 pts. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | Homer Eiland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 28-40 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 19:37 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the lay-in | 28-40 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Richart | 31-40 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:03 | Rice | John Becton steals it from Stephen Palmer | 31-40 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar connects on the shot in the lane | 33-40 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Enright | 33-40 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Anthony Mowen (PF), Gilbert Hall (C) Brian Clarkson, Jeffrey Tidwell, Frank Richart, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Anthony Duncan | 35-40 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Paul Burns is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Becton, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Alfredo Marino drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-43 |
| 17:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 35-43 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Paul Burns hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Duncan and he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Frank Richart (PF), Caleb Lilley (C) John Becton, Anthony Mowen, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Anthony Duncan takes the ball from Werner Peabody in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Bart Thomas blocks the short jumper by Frank Richart | 38-46 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Tidwell | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Caleb Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell scores on a jumper from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | Rice | William Quintanilla is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 40-48 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Caleb Lilley | 43-48 |
| 14:49 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Caleb Lilley and the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Gilbert Hall (SF), Todd Wegener (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Jeffrey Tidwell, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Dustin Snow (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Stephen Palmer, Paul Burns, William Quintanilla, Bart Thomas | |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Alfredo Marino banks in the wide open layup | 46-50 |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alfredo Marino | 46-53 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Snow steps in front of the Todd Wegener pass | 46-53 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Dustin Snow is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-53 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Snow takes the ball from Waylon Fryar | 46-53 |
| 12:27 | Rice | John Becton is called for the reach on Joseph Enright - foul #3 on John Becton, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Anthony Mowen (C) Brian Clarkson, Gilbert Hall, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Alfredo Marino, Joseph Enright, Homer Eiland | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 46-53 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (SG) John Becton | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Keith Styles, Dustin Snow | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Harold Fall (fresh) SG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Mowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Fall | 49-53 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #3 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley (C) Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Enright is called for the reach on Anthony Duncan - foul #2 on Joseph Enright, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Burns (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-54 |
| 10:46 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Werner Peabody gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Paul Burns misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-54 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Quintanilla takes the ball from Jeffrey Tidwell | 49-54 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Bart Thomas loses the dribble to Anthony Duncan in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Wegener | 52-54 |
| 09:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla's fadeaway is rejected by Caleb Lilley | 52-54 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Duncan | 52-54 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Paul Burns gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Stephen Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Anthony Mowen (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Harold Fall, Anthony Duncan, Jeffrey Tidwell, Todd Wegener, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Dustin Snow (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Paul Burns, William Quintanilla, Bart Thomas | |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui loses the dribble to Alfredo Marino | 52-54 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses the shot from the right side | 52-54 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Edward Chapman grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Edward Chapman is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Dustin Snow tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Richart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Mowen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Anthony Mowen is called for the reach on Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Anthony Mowen, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Gilbert Hall (SF) Stephen Siddiqui, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF) Edward Chapman | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Alfredo Marino steals the ball from Frank Richart | 52-54 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Keith Styles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Homer Eiland tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Todd Wegener (PF) Brian Clarkson, Gilbert Hall, Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Dustin Snow, Homer Eiland | |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Anthony Duncan steps in front of the Bart Thomas pass in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Duncan | 56-56 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Anthony Duncan picks off the pass by Werner Peabody in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Duncan | 58-56 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Stephen Siddiqui in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Joseph Enright | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Paul Burns hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Todd Wegener - foul #4 on Todd Wegener, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Paul Burns makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Quintanilla takes the ball from Anthony Duncan | 58-59 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Stephen Siddiqui is called for the reach on Stephen Palmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 04:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Burns | 58-60 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Werner Peabody | 58-63 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 58-63 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Anthony Duncan steals the ball from Werner Peabody in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bart Thomas is called for the reach on Anthony Mowen - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Gilbert Hall (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Dustin Snow (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Paul Burns, William Quintanilla, Bart Thomas | |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Harold Fall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Becton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #3 on Homer Eiland, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Caleb Lilley (C) John Becton, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Joseph Enright (SF) Edward Chapman, Keith Styles | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Anthony Duncan (SG), Waylon Fryar (C) Harold Fall, Jeffrey Tidwell, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Waylon Fryar denies the turnaround by Joseph Enright | 62-63 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Enright | 62-63 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Homer Eiland takes the ball from Stephen Siddiqui | 62-63 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Todd Wegener (PF) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Tidwell | 65-65 |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Quintanilla banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Enright and he's hacked by Todd Wegener - foul #5 on Todd Wegener, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (PF) Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-68 |
| 01:02 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Clarkson - foul #1 on Brian Clarkson, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Clarkson - foul #2 on Brian Clarkson, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Paul Burns (C) Stephen Palmer, Dustin Snow, Homer Eiland | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Alfredo Marino snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Eiland (C) William Quintanilla | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Keith Styles is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Becton, team foul #13 | 65-72 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Paul Burns snags the offensive board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Paul Burns is fouled on the floor by Brian Clarkson - foul #3 on Brian Clarkson, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Paul Burns makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Paul Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-75 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 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 | Werner Peabody runs out the clock | 65-75 |