| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) C - Donald Curry (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 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Watson hits the finger roll set up by Dominick Goodlett and the foul's on Timothy Weston - foul #1 on Timothy Weston, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Rice | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #1 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #2 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny (PF) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 18:48 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the jump hook from close range | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Reny | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston's pass is intercepted by Dominick Goodlett | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Rice | A charge is called on Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny blows the dunk | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, Donald Curry | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Pearce is called for the reach on Ray Rosenberg - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Jerry Reny | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg clanks a jumper from the left block | 3-3 |
| 16:39 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Snow | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on David Jackson - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Sean Porter (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, James Harbaugh, Ray Rosenberg, Richard Wilson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Kahn (fresh) PF - Sean Porter (fresh) C - Donald Curry (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is fouled on the floor by Dominick Goodlett - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny (PF) Sean Porter | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #5 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Adam Pease (C) Dominick Goodlett, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF) Dennis Kahn | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pascua - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Donald Curry is called for the reach on Blake Jones - foul #1 on Donald Curry, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Richard Mascarenas - foul #1 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Jerry Reny, Donald Curry | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Watson | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Adam Pease's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Wilson | 8-7 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Cavitt | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), James Harbaugh (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Sean Porter, Richard Wilson | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #7 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | Rice | David Jackson takes the ball from James Snow | 9-9 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is denied on a layup by Jerry Reny | 9-9 |
| 12:26 | Rice | James Snow tips it home | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is denied on a layup by Timothy Chavis | 11-9 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Gregory Freeman gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Raymond Phipps loses the dribble to Dennis Kahn | 11-9 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny hits a turnaround in the lane | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) SG - James Harbaugh (fresh) SF - Dennis Kahn (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Rosenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Craig Chappell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Sean Porter (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, James Harbaugh, Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry lays it in set up by Larry Cavitt | 11-13 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #8 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SG), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Timothy Petty, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Ralph Pascua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cavitt | 13-16 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG) David Jackson | |
| 09:59 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-16 |
| 09:58 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Rice | James Snow's pass is intercepted by Donald Curry | 13-16 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh hits a jumpshot from the left side | 13-18 |
| 09:07 | Rice | James Snow clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) James Harbaugh, Timothy Weston, Sean Porter, Donald Curry | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:36 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Kahn (fresh) PF - Jerry Reny (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the follow up shot | 15-20 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Rosenberg | 15-22 |
| 06:17 | Rice | The short jumper by Raymond Phipps is denied by Ray Rosenberg | 15-22 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Robert Pearce (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Larry Cavitt, Dennis Kahn, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:48 | Rice | James Snow misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 15-24 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the tip | 15-24 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #10 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG), John Watson (SF) James Snow, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter (PF) Jerry Reny | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Robert Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) David Jackson | |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Weston | 15-29 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Gregory Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-29 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Blake Jones steals it from Larry Cavitt | 15-29 |
| 04:22 | Rice | John Watson makes the shot from the baseline | 17-29 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Harbaugh | 17-32 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Richard Wilson steals it from John Watson | 17-32 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Watson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) C - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Harbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Sean Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas's pass is intercepted by Richard Wilson | 17-32 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Weston | 17-34 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is intercepted by James Harbaugh in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Harbaugh | 17-37 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 19-37 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-37 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce pulls down the rebound | 19-37 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Larry Cavitt - foul #1 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #8 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, John Watson, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Dennis Kahn (SG), Ray Rosenberg (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) James Harbaugh, Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Sean Porter, Richard Wilson | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Rosenberg | 21-39 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett's pass is intercepted by Dennis Kahn in the backcourt | 21-39 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #11 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (SG) Ray Rosenberg | |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-41 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry pulls down the rebound | 21-41 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Petty steps in front of the David Jackson pass | 21-41 |
| 00:59 | Rice | James Snow can't finish the layup | 21-41 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the follow up shot | 23-41 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #9 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Ralph Pascua, Donald Curry | |
| 00:23 | Rice | David Jackson steals the ball from Timothy Petty | 23-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn slams it home | 23-43 |