| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #3 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 35-42 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Neal Hargreaves - foul #3 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG) Neal Hargreaves | |
| 18:57 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Ward | 35-42 |
| 18:52 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is denied on a layup by Timothy Chavis | 35-42 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Raymond Phipps connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Watson | 37-42 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Raymond Phipps denies the turnaround by Robert Helberg | 37-42 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Helberg - foul #1 on Robert Helberg, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Western Carolina | David Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Blake Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 41-42 |
| 17:23 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Jones | 41-42 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:51 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich's pass is intercepted by John Watson | 41-42 |
| 16:10 | Rice | John Watson hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 43-42 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Lincoln | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Helberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Ward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Blake Jones steps in front of the Robert Helberg pass | 43-45 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it home | 45-45 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | David Ward's layup is rejected by John Watson | 45-45 |
| 14:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 45-45 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 45-47 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Raymond Phipps's layup is rejected by Dustin Rich | 45-47 |
| 13:53 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Dustin Rich - foul #1 on Dustin Rich, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), David McCully (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Paul Lincoln, Robert Helberg, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 13:07 | Rice | James Snow hits a floater from the right wing set up by Timothy Petty | 47-47 |
| 12:52 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Stucker | 47-49 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | John Stucker snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Robert Pearce denies the turnaround by Taylor Smith | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Adam Pease is hacked by Neal Hargreaves - foul #4 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Neal Hargreaves | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Stucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McCully (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 11:31 | Western Carolina | Adam Pease steals the ball from Paul Lincoln | 50-49 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-49 |
| 11:13 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 10:56 | Western Carolina | David McCully blows the layup | 50-49 |
| 10:54 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips tips it in | 50-51 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Adam Pease's floater is tipped away by Taylor Smith | 50-51 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | John Stucker pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | John Stucker is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Herbert Terry (PF), David Ward (C) John Stucker, David McCully, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| 10:20 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 50-54 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas loses the dribble to Thomas Johns | 50-54 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Dominick Goodlett is called for the reach on Robert Helberg - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich (PF) Thomas Johns | |
| 09:23 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:21 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by David Ward - foul #3 on David Ward, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Robert Pearce (PF) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (SF), Walter Phillips (C) Herbert Terry, David Ward | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | David McCully grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-59 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dustin Rich - foul #2 on Dustin Rich, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry (PF) Dustin Rich | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Pearce - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF) Paul Lincoln | |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:57 | Rice | James Snow misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-60 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | David McCully grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG) Herbert Terry | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-60 |
| 07:36 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McCully (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-60 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Neal Hargreaves steps in front of the James Snow pass | 52-60 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | David McCully's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), Dustin Rich (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Robert Helberg, David McCully, Walter Phillips | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Thomas Johns | |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 55-60 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln drills a shot from the right wing set up by John Stucker and he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF) Craig Chappell, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, John Stucker, Taylor Smith | |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses the free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 05:10 | Rice | James Snow misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett tips it home | 57-62 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:38 | Rice | James Snow can't tip it in | 57-62 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Rich | 57-62 |
| 04:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-62 |
| 04:29 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Walter Phillips is denied by James Snow | 57-62 |
| 03:45 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich tips it in | 57-64 |
| 03:40 | Rice | James Snow makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-66 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Dustin Rich | |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-68 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Robert Pearce lays it in and he's fouled by David Ward - foul #4 on David Ward, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Robert Helberg | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | John Watson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Johns | 63-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 63-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Rice | Thomas Johns steps in front of the Blake Jones pass | 63-68 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 63-70 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dominick Goodlett | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the lay-in | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich hits the follow up shot | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Blake Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dominick Goodlett | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG) Paul Lincoln | |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), David McCully (SF), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, David Ward | |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 68-75 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF) Dustin Rich | |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | David McCully pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | David McCully runs out the clock | 68-76 |