| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 6 pts. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the dunk | 31-34 |
| 19:21 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Donald Cooley travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus | |
| 18:36 | Rice | Steve Thomas misses long on a floater from the right side | 31-34 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens dunks the ball set up by Cory Callison and he's hacked by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Robert Bartram, Walter Scott | |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Allen and the foul's on Donald Cooley - foul #3 on Donald Cooley, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG) Steve Thomas, Carl Allen | |
| 18:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | Ball State | Cory Callison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Robert Bartram, Howard Payne | |
| 17:25 | Rice | Anthony Bachus throws it down | 33-39 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 17:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 33-39 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Cory Callison - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Robert Stokes (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Tyler Arocho, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Howard Payne (SF) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott | |
| 15:58 | Rice | Anthony Bachus lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Robert Stokes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Dean Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 15:14 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Carl Allen dunks the ball on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks and he's fouled by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Robert Stokes, Richard Traynor | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:45 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:27 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't finish the layup | 33-43 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 13:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 35-43 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Terrance Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 12:56 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 37-46 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a shot from the right block | 37-46 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 39-46 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Carl Allen lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Bachus | 39-48 |
| 11:51 | Ball State | Cory Callison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Callison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hubert Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 39-51 |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Allen | 39-51 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Steve Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-51 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Cooley - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne | |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Dean Durham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Walker | 41-51 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Walter Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-51 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho's floater is tipped away by Carl Allen | 41-53 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Richard Traynor can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Traynor | 41-53 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Steven Mendel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Anthony Bachus blows the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Arocho - foul #1 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Blake Ratcliff (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Robert Bartram | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Tyler Arocho | 44-53 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Richard Traynor knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 47-53 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 08:26 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:07 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Donald Cooley snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Peter Jenkins steals it from Donald Cooley | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Bachus (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Carl Allen blows the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Arocho - foul #2 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Richard Traynor, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens blows the layup | 47-55 |
| 07:08 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Walter Scott pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Hubert Stephens swats the short shot by Carl Allen | 47-55 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Walter Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Terrance Davis is called for the reach on Walter Scott - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG) Cory Callison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Carl Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-55 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Howard Payne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Howard Payne, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (SG), Tyler Arocho (PF) Donald Cooley, Blake Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott | |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the turnaround in the paint | 47-57 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | Dean Durham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 04:44 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens misses the tip | 47-57 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus loses the ball out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Richard Traynor (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Cory Callison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Blake Ratcliff steps in front of the Peter Jenkins pass | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Allen (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 51-57 |
| 03:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Howard Payne | 51-57 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-57 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Richard Traynor gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 03:05 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-57 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Walter Scott misses short on a jumper from the left block | 51-57 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Blake Ratcliff | 51-57 |
| 02:41 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terrance Davis (SF), Hubert Stephens (C) Richard Traynor, Tyler Arocho | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott | |
| 02:26 | Ball State | Carl Allen steals the ball from Donald Cooley | 51-57 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Steve Thomas is hacked by Donald Cooley - foul #4 on Donald Cooley, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Robert Bartram | |
| 01:59 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Terrance Davis tips it home | 53-59 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Howard Payne is hacked by Terrance Davis - foul #3 on Terrance Davis, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Howard Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:20 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits a shot from the right side set up by Donald Cooley | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Payne | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Terrance Davis is hacked by Howard Payne - foul #3 on Howard Payne, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Cory Callison scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Callison - foul #3 on Cory Callison, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF) Howard Payne | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cooley - foul #5 on Donald Cooley, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 58-65 |