| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stacey Hastings (fresh) PF - Edward Robards (fresh) C - Merrill Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Moore - foul #2 on Curtis Moore, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Trombly | 33-31 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Allen | 35-31 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gregory Trombly, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), John Mathias (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Merrill Bell | |
| 17:59 | Rice | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Miguel Garcia, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry (C) Edward Robards | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on Mitchel Hamm - foul #2 on Mitchel Hamm, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 17:25 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Miguel Garcia | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Kenny Woodard, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-31 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell tips it in | 39-33 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is intercepted by Mitchel Hamm in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm banks in the layup | 39-35 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Merrill Bell | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Robards (fresh) C - Merrill Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Mitchel Hamm pass | 39-35 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Mendelsohn - foul #1 on Larry Mendelsohn, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Mitchel Hamm, Larry Mendelsohn, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 43-35 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier misses the floater from the right side | 43-35 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Carl Allen tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederic Grier, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Kenny Woodard (SF), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Frederic Grier, Stacey Hastings, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 13:04 | Rice | Steve Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell clanks a turnaround in the paint | 45-35 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Miguel Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't throw it down but he's fouled by Edward Robards - foul #3 on Edward Robards, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:54 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Peter Jenkins is blocked by Kenny Woodard | 46-35 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Kenny Woodard, Merrill Bell | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Frederic Grier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Robards (fresh) 3 pf. C - Aaron Terry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchel Hamm - foul #3 on Mitchel Hamm, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Miguel Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Miguel Garcia is called for the reach on Frederic Grier - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Jefferson Ono (C) Peter Jenkins, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frederic Grier | 47-38 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Aaron Terry - foul #2 on Aaron Terry, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF) Frederic Grier, Mitchel Hamm | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore's floater is knocked away by Jefferson Ono | 48-38 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Scott | 51-38 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stacey Hastings | 51-41 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Larry Mendelsohn steps in front of the Steve Thomas pass in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Mendelsohn | 51-43 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Curtis Moore - foul #3 on Curtis Moore, team foul #9 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Anthony Bachus (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Kenny Woodard (SF), John Mathias (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Edward Robards, Aaron Terry | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Bachus is called for the reach on Kenny Woodard - foul #3 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 52-43 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Merrill Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 07:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mathias (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Merrill Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Mathias - foul #3 on John Mathias, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Miguel Garcia, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederic Grier (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Edward Robards (PF) Gregory Trombly, Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard, John Mathias | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Payne | 53-43 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses long on a shot from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merrill Bell | 53-45 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Frederic Grier steals the ball from Miguel Garcia in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Howard Payne gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Howard Payne is fouled on the floor by Stacey Hastings - foul #2 on Stacey Hastings, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Carl Allen (PF) Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), Larry Mendelsohn (SF), Aaron Terry (C) Frederic Grier, Curtis Moore, Stacey Hastings, Merrill Bell | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Robards travels with the ball | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias (PF) Edward Robards | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins blows the layup | 57-45 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mathias | 57-47 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to John Mathias | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (tired) 27 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Trombly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchel Hamm (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mathias (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Terry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Carl Allen connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Scott | 59-47 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard (PF) Aaron Terry | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Michael Bourque drills a fadeaway from the right block | 61-49 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mitchel Hamm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Kenny Woodard is called for the reach on Robert Bartram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Woodard, team foul #12 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly | |
| 01:58 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Mathias gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Mitchel Hamm and he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenny Woodard makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on John Mathias - foul #4 on John Mathias, team foul #13 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Stacey Hastings (SF), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Mitchel Hamm, Kenny Woodard, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings is hacked by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steve Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mendelsohn - foul #2 on Larry Mendelsohn, team foul #14 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Mitchel Hamm, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings is fouled on the floor by Howard Payne - foul #2 on Howard Payne, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry Mendelsohn (PG), Mitchel Hamm (SG), John Mathias (PF), Aaron Terry (C) Gregory Trombly, Curtis Moore, Edward Robards, Merrill Bell | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Larry Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Walter Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Mendelsohn, team foul #15 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Trombly (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Edward Robards (PF), Merrill Bell (C) Larry Mendelsohn, Mitchel Hamm, John Mathias, Aaron Terry | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Curtis Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Moore - foul #4 on Curtis Moore, team foul #16 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF) Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Carl Allen steals it from Edward Robards | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks runs out the clock | 69-59 |