| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Phillip Potts (fresh) SG - Derrick Navas (fresh) SF - Ralph Galloway (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) C - Keith Kern (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Texas A&M | Ralph Galloway pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve drills a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Rice | John Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Texas A&M | Ralph Galloway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Ralph Galloway - foul #1 on Ralph Galloway, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Phillip Potts - foul #1 on Phillip Potts, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Adam Pease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:56 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts banks in the layup and he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:56 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:43 | Rice | James Snow misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 0-5 |
| 16:41 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:16 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Potts and the foul's on Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:16 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve misses the free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Freeman | 0-7 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Freeman | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SG - James Snow (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Phillip Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Navas (fresh) SF - Ralph Galloway (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Kern (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts's floater is tipped away by Richard Mascarenas | 2-7 |
| 15:39 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman blows the layup but he's hacked by Ralph Galloway - foul #2 on Ralph Galloway, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Eric Wolf (SG), Rodney Carley (SF), Xavier Rodriquez (PF), James Smith (C) Phillip Potts, Derrick Navas, Ralph Galloway, James Villeneuve, Keith Kern | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:18 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley loses the dribble to Raymond Phipps | 4-7 |
| 15:00 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Carley - foul #1 on Rodney Carley, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 15:00 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 14:38 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:38 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:28 | Rice | John Watson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The jump hook by John Watson is blocked by Xavier Rodriquez | 6-9 |
| 14:04 | Rice | John Watson tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | Texas A&M | Dominick Goodlett is called for the reach on Matthew Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts (PG), Derrick Navas (SG), James Villeneuve (PF), Keith Kern (C) Matthew Peterson, Eric Wolf, Xavier Rodriquez, James Smith | |
| 13:47 | Texas A&M | Blake Jones picks off the pass by Rodney Carley | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 10-9 |
| 13:25 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pearce | 10-9 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in and the foul's on Rodney Carley - foul #2 on Rodney Carley, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Dominick Goodlett, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Gaskins (SF) Rodney Carley | |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve's floater is tipped away by Robert Pearce | 13-9 |
| 12:36 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas tips it in | 13-11 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Phillip Potts - foul #2 on Phillip Potts, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) John Watson, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Eric Wolf (SG) Phillip Potts, Derrick Navas | |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:53 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern can't connect on a runner from close range | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) SG - Eric Wolf (fresh) SF - William Gaskins (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kern (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Blake Jones buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 17-11 |
| 11:28 | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Blake Jones | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Rice | James Snow makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 19-11 |
| 10:49 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pearce - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas (SG), Marshall Swiger (SF), Xavier Rodriquez (PF) Eric Wolf, William Gaskins, James Villeneuve | |
| 10:49 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:49 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Matthew Peterson is called for the reach on Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Matthew Peterson, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Smith (C) Keith Kern | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:15 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Timothy Petty, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 10:15 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:55 | Rice | James Snow hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Dominick Goodlett | 23-15 |
| 09:32 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:31 | Texas A&M | James Smith tips it home | 23-17 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas lays it up and in on a great pass from Dominick Goodlett and he's hacked by Xavier Rodriquez - foul #1 on Xavier Rodriquez, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf (PG), William Gaskins (SF), James Villeneuve (PF) Matthew Peterson, Marshall Swiger, James Smith | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:00 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez's layup is rejected by Richard Mascarenas | 26-17 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Dominick Goodlett | 28-17 |
| 08:20 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-17 |
| 08:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Mascarenas | 28-17 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Timothy Petty travels with the ball | 28-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Keith Kern (C) Derrick Navas, Xavier Rodriquez | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Wolf (fresh) SF - William Gaskins (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kern (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Texas A&M | William Gaskins misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-17 |
| 07:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 28-17 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Blake Jones hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Timothy Petty | 31-17 |
| 07:03 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-17 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:42 | Rice | William Gaskins takes the ball from Raymond Phipps | 31-17 |
| 06:35 | Texas A&M | James Snow steals the ball from Keith Kern | 31-17 |
| 06:16 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Gaskins - foul #1 on William Gaskins, team foul #9 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas (SG), Marshall Swiger (SF), James Smith (PF) Eric Wolf, William Gaskins, James Villeneuve | |
| 06:16 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 06:16 | Rice | James Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 06:16 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Keith Kern | 31-17 |
| 05:57 | Texas A&M | James Snow picks off the pass by Keith Kern | 31-17 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Blake Jones lays it in on a nice dish by James Snow | 33-17 |
| 05:48 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-17 |
| 05:47 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern grabs the offensive board | 33-17 |
| 05:36 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Smith | 33-19 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is whistled for traveling | 33-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez (PF) James Smith | |
| 05:06 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 05:05 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern hits the follow up shot | 33-21 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas drills a 3 from straight away set up by Dominick Goodlett | 36-21 |
| 04:35 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-21 |
| 04:34 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern gets the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 04:17 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-21 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-21 |
| 04:10 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf (PG), William Gaskins (SF), James Villeneuve (PF), James Smith (C) Matthew Peterson, Marshall Swiger, Xavier Rodriquez, Keith Kern | |
| 03:52 | Rice | William Gaskins steals the ball from Adam Pease | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Wolf (fresh) SG - Derrick Navas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Gaskins (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:48 | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-21 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 03:39 | Rice | James Smith picks off the pass by John Watson | 36-21 |
| 03:25 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas's pass is intercepted by Robert Pearce | 36-21 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Timothy Petty double dribbles | 36-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) John Watson, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts (PG), Ralph Galloway (SF) Derrick Navas, William Gaskins | |
| 02:53 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #8 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 02:53 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:53 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-23 |
| 02:34 | Texas A&M | James Smith grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 02:29 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Eric Wolf | 36-25 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 02:04 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Phillip Potts | 36-25 |
| 01:58 | Texas A&M | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Phillip Potts - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Marshall Swiger (SG), Keith Kern (C) Eric Wolf, James Smith | |
| 01:58 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:58 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:35 | Rice | James Villeneuve is called for the reach on James Snow - foul #1 on James Villeneuve, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez (PF) James Villeneuve | |
| 01:35 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:35 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:28 | Texas A&M | Timothy Chavis picks off the pass by Xavier Rodriquez | 38-27 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Blake Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:52 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 38-27 |
| 00:51 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:28 | Texas A&M | Timothy Chavis is called for the reach on Keith Kern - foul #3 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Derrick Navas (SG), Rodney Carley (SF), James Villeneuve (PF) Phillip Potts, Marshall Swiger, Ralph Galloway, Xavier Rodriquez | |
| 00:28 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:28 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses badly on a shot from the left block | 38-28 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-28 |