| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Rouse | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Mederos | 5-0 |
| 19:10 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is fouled on the floor by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | George Hill is fouled on the floor by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | James Shook swats the shot by Zane Branch | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from George Hill | 7-3 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Antonio Clark is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 9-6 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Antonio Clark loses the dribble to George Hill in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:44 | Rice | William Stanton hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ivy | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - George Hill (tiring) PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | David White misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-11 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a floater from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | David Avitia scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:38 | Rice | George Hill is called for the reach on Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF) Richard Mederos, George Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Antonio Clark double dribbles | 14-11 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | David Avitia evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 14-11 |
| 13:56 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Costner | 14-14 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Avitia | 17-14 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Robert Moen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) David Avitia | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF) Robert Moen | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SF), James Widener (C) Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) James Shook | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | David White knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Zane Branch and the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | David White makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, David White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis throws it down on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 20-18 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is intercepted by Antonio Clark | 20-18 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Robert Moen is called for 10 seconds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, Michael Haynes, Terry Horwitz, James Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, Donald Reavis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) James Shook | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Frank Pruden - foul #1 on Frank Pruden, team foul #3 | 22-18 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the easy layup | 22-18 |
| 10:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 22-18 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | David White misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 22-19 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Johnson takes the ball from Zane Branch | 22-19 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF) Frank Pruden, Zane Branch, George Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Ivy | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Daniel Evans, David White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Mark Rouse denies the turnaround by Antoine Sharp | 24-21 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-23 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Latta | 24-23 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz is fouled on the floor by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Eric Latta is called for the reach on Robert Moen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Latta, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | James Widener gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by James Widener in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | James Widener snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the turnaround in the lane | 31-23 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Terry Horwitz is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) James Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Donald Ivy (SF) Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Mark Rouse | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Michael Haynes (SF) Richard Mederos, George Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse travels with the ball | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Frank Pruden is called for the reach on Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Pruden, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | David Avitia shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Zane Branch | 34-27 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the easy layup | 34-27 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 34-27 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Reavis takes the ball from David Avitia | 34-27 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), David White (PF), James Widener (C) Eric Latta, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy, Antonio Clark | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | George Hill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-27 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | David White hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 05:27 | Rice | William Stanton's pass is intercepted by David White | 36-27 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | James Widener drills a floater in the lane set up by George Hill | 38-27 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Antoine Sharp hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, James Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (PF), Donald Ivy (C) William Stanton, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 04:15 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 40-27 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by David Avitia - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #12 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG) George Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | David Avitia loses the dribble to Robert Moen | 40-28 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner lays it in on a great pass from Robert Moen | 40-30 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Antonio Clark and he's fouled by David Avitia - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #13 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (C) Robert Moen | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Michael Haynes (fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David White is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| 02:51 | Rice | James Shook's pass is intercepted by David White in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Haynes - foul #1 on Michael Haynes, team foul #14 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses long on a runner near the basket | 40-33 |
| 02:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 40-33 |
| 02:03 | Rice | George Hill swats the short shot by Antoine Sharp | 40-33 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Evans | 43-33 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a shot from the left block | 43-33 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #9 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Frank Pruden, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 01:00 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Robert Moen tips it home | 44-35 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-35 |
| 00:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 44-35 |
| 00:35 | Rice | James Shook misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz banks in the layup set up by David White and he's fouled by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SG), Eric Latta (SF), James Widener (C) Zane Branch, Michael Haynes, David White | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 46-35 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | James Widener grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Widener can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 46-35 |