| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Karl Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Glickman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Martinek (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | John Jackson inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek misses the easy layup | 43-27 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits a 3 from straight away set up by Blake Jones | 43-30 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Blake Jones steals it from Roy Martinek | 43-30 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman is fouled on the floor by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG), Raymond Turner (SG), Vincent Seay (PF) Karl Morrison, Joseph Brooks, Phillip Glickman | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 18:35 | Northwestern State | John Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar (SF), Aaron Green (C) John Jackson, Roy Martinek | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Phipps | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar throws it down on a nice dish by Raymond Turner | 45-30 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Michael Beverly steps in front of the Robert Pearce pass | 45-30 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Timothy Chavis knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Petty and the foul's on Vincent Seay - foul #2 on Vincent Seay, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Joseph Brooks (SG), Phillip Glickman (PF) Michael Beverly, Raymond Turner, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:41 | Rice | James Snow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Jackson (SF), Roy Martinek (C) Cory Dunbar, Aaron Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Robert Pearce (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | Joseph Brooks is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Glickman | 47-33 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Karl Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Morrison, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG) Karl Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 15:58 | Rice | John Jackson is called for the reach on Blake Jones - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner (SG), Paul Jones (PF) Joseph Brooks, Phillip Glickman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Jones (fresh) C - Roy Martinek (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roy Martinek - foul #2 on Roy Martinek, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay (C) Roy Martinek | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Blake Jones | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar (SF), Aaron Green (C) John Jackson, Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Dominick Goodlett, Robert Pearce | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits the easy wide open finger roll | 49-37 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green is fouled on the floor by Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (SG), Phillip Glickman (PF) Raymond Turner, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #3 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Brooks (SG), Roy Martinek (C) Robert Smith, Aaron Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) James Snow | |
| 14:23 | Northwestern State | John Watson steps in front of the Phillip Glickman pass | 49-37 |
| 14:02 | Rice | John Watson scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-39 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-39 |
| 13:19 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is called for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Raymond Turner (SG), John Jackson (SF), Vincent Seay (PF), Aaron Green (C) Michael Beverly, Joseph Brooks, Cory Dunbar, Phillip Glickman, Roy Martinek | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern State | James Snow steals the ball from Karl Morrison | 49-39 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Raymond Phipps drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Vincent Seay - foul #3 on Vincent Seay, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-42 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Karl Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Vincent Seay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Green (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | James Snow is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Vincent Seay | 49-42 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | John Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Turner | 51-42 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by Aaron Green - foul #2 on Aaron Green, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG), Joseph Brooks (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Phillip Glickman (PF), Roy Martinek (C) Karl Morrison, Raymond Turner, John Jackson, Vincent Seay, Aaron Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 10:50 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 51-45 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Paul Jones buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Brooks | 53-45 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Robert Pearce is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 53-45 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Timothy Petty tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG), Raymond Turner (SG), John Jackson (SF), Cory Dunbar (PF) Robert Smith, Joseph Brooks, Paul Jones, Phillip Glickman | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Timothy Petty is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Mascarenas | 53-48 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Dunbar | 53-48 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | John Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Dunbar | 53-48 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern State | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern State | Robert Pearce is called for the reach on Roy Martinek - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Joseph Brooks (SG), Aaron Green (SF), Phillip Glickman (PF), Vincent Seay (C) Michael Beverly, Raymond Turner, John Jackson, Cory Dunbar, Roy Martinek | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay blows the dunk but the foul's on Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Karl Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Green (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Glickman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Seay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Timothy Chavis connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 53-50 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay clanks a runner from close range | 53-50 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Seay | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brooks | 55-50 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 55-50 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Vincent Seay | 55-50 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison is fouled on the floor by Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner (SG), John Jackson (SF), Paul Jones (PF), Cory Dunbar (C) Joseph Brooks, Aaron Green, Phillip Glickman, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Karl Morrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Morrison, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG) Karl Morrison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Michael Beverly steps in front of the Timothy Petty pass | 56-52 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 05:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 56-52 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Blake Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Robert Pearce tips it in | 56-54 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern State | John Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Rice | John Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG), Aaron Green (SG), Vincent Seay (PF), Roy Martinek (C) Michael Beverly, Raymond Turner, Paul Jones, Cory Dunbar | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek dunks the ball set up by John Jackson and he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #5 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Brooks (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Phipps | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-54 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Seay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Martinek (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek can't connect on a shot from the left block | 59-54 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Adam Pease pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Gregory Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Raymond Turner (SG), Phillip Glickman (PF) Robert Smith, Joseph Brooks, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Jackson (SF) Aaron Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman | |
| 02:25 | Rice | John Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | Phillip Glickman snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek knocks in the floater from the left block | 61-54 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 61-56 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner is hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Raymond Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Brooks (SG) Raymond Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | John Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 01:08 | Rice | John Watson gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Blake Jones is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-61 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek is fouled on the floor by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Roy Martinek grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | John Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | Rice | John Jackson steals it from John Watson | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | John Jackson lays it in | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-61 |