| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Moen inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Robert Moen loses the dribble to Mark Lilly | 43-38 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 19:16 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Christopher Mireles is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #1 on Christopher Mireles, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 18:19 | Rice | James Shook double dribbles | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 17:43 | Rice | James Shook loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Powell (SF), Basil Matheny (PF), Gary Strayhorn (C) Roderick Munn, Christopher Mireles, Russell Bloomfield | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Corbett and he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Gary Strayhorn - foul #2 on Gary Strayhorn, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Daniel Costner snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it home | 47-41 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:55 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), Roderick Munn (SF), Jan Ralbovsky (PF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Basil Matheny, Gary Strayhorn | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | William Powell steals it from Antonio Clark | 47-41 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | Joseph Durst steals the ball from Roderick Munn | 47-41 |
| 15:08 | Rice | James Shook double dribbles | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG) William Powell | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses badly on a shot from the left block | 47-41 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Roderick Munn steals the ball from Antonio Clark | 47-41 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine lays it up and in on a great pass from Roderick Munn | 47-43 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Donald Strickland picks off the pass by Joseph Durst in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Donald Strickland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Strickland, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG) Donald Strickland, Theodore Levine | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Roderick Munn is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Roderick Munn, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn (C) Russell Bloomfield | |
| 13:43 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Roderick Munn - foul #2 on Roderick Munn, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles (SF) Roderick Munn | |
| 13:43 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:43 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Johnson | 48-45 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny (PF) Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly scores on a runner in the paint | 48-47 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SG), Roderick Munn (SF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Basil Matheny, Gary Strayhorn | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | William Powell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Antoine Sharp hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | William Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to William Powell | 50-47 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Bloomfield | 50-47 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland drills a floater from the left side | 50-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Antoine Sharp scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 52-49 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (PF), Gary Strayhorn (C) Donald Strickland, William Powell, Roderick Munn, Russell Bloomfield | |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:11 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 55-51 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner banks in the layup | 57-51 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Lilly | 57-53 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Vincent Corbett - foul #1 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Antonio Clark, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn (SF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Christopher Mireles, Gary Strayhorn | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:26 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roderick Munn | 58-55 |
| 07:51 | Rice | William Stanton buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Basil Matheny (PF) Jan Ralbovsky | |
| 07:33 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Lilly - foul #2 on Mark Lilly, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF) Daniel Costner, Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SG), Gary Strayhorn (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Russell Bloomfield | |
| 07:33 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:33 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | William Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Roderick Munn | 62-55 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Donald Ivy (C) William Stanton, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's pass is intercepted by Basil Matheny | 62-57 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Robert Moen (SF), Donald Reavis (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antonio Clark, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (PF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Donald Strickland, William Powell, Roderick Munn, Basil Matheny | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn is fouled on the floor by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Corbett and he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 05:24 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn tips it home | 65-62 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas State | Gary Strayhorn grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Corbett | 65-64 |
| 04:04 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 68-64 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | William Stanton steals the ball from Gary Strayhorn | 68-64 |
| 03:40 | Rice | William Stanton banks in the layup | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Strayhorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Bloomfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Donald Reavis, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Strickland (PG), William Powell (SG), Roderick Munn (SF), Christopher Mireles (PF), Basil Matheny (C) Vincent Corbett, Mark Lilly, Gary Strayhorn, Jan Ralbovsky, Russell Bloomfield | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett (PG), Mark Lilly (SG), Jan Ralbovsky (PF) Donald Strickland, William Powell, Christopher Mireles | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Lilly | 72-66 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield (C) Basil Matheny | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-69 |
| 02:04 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 02:03 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky tips it back up and in | 74-71 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 74-71 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a jumper from the right block | 74-71 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Robert Moen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | James Shook blocks the short jumper by Mark Lilly | 74-73 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Lilly | 74-73 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly grabs the board | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Shook wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:52 | Rice | William Stanton travels with the ball | 74-74 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Ralbovsky out of a doubleteam | 74-76 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Mark Lilly buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Bloomfield | 74-79 |
| 03:52 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 03:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 74-79 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Robert Moen clanks a floater from close range | 74-79 |
| 03:39 | Rice | William Stanton grabs the offensive board | 74-79 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | William Stanton takes the ball from Vincent Corbett after a doubleteam | 74-79 |
| 03:16 | Rice | William Stanton misses the lay-in | 74-79 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner snags the offensive board | 74-79 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Russell Bloomfield steals the ball from William Stanton | 74-79 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-79 |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 02:36 | Rice | James Shook hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 76-79 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles (SF), Gary Strayhorn (C) Roderick Munn, Russell Bloomfield | |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson | 78-79 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn (SF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Christopher Mireles, Gary Strayhorn | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-79 |
| 01:47 | Rice | William Stanton gets the rebound | 78-79 |
| 01:30 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield snags the defensive board | 78-79 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Jan Ralbovsky grabs the offensive board | 78-79 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett is hacked by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #10 | 78-79 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the floater from the left block set up by James Shook and he's fouled by Vincent Corbett - foul #2 on Vincent Corbett, team foul #9 | 80-81 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the free throw | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Vincent Corbett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Lilly (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan Ralbovsky (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Corbett | 81-83 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Russell Bloomfield takes the ball from Daniel Costner | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | William Stanton is called for the reach on Roderick Munn in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #11 | 81-83 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-85 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive board | 81-85 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 84-85 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Vincent Corbett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #12 | 84-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Roderick Munn - foul #3 on Roderick Munn, team foul #10 | 84-87 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Vincent Corbett runs out the clock | 86-87 |