| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kirsch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Aaron Moya - foul #1 on Aaron Moya, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Jefferson Ono | |
| 19:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the dunk but the foul's on Eugene Gano - foul #3 on Eugene Gano, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF) Eugene Gano | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Carl Allen | |
| 19:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 18:54 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harold Bush | 34-18 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Kirsch - foul #3 on Michael Kirsch, team foul #3 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney (C) Michael Kirsch | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 18:25 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Bush | 37-20 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 37-20 |
| 18:02 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 17:37 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 17:36 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Lawrence Arney pass | 37-20 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF) Harold Bush, Aron Livermore, Aaron Moya | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| 16:59 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Bachus picks off the pass by Lawrence Arney | 37-20 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Arney - foul #1 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #4 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 16:37 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes gets the rebound | 37-20 |
| 16:16 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-20 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Miguel Garcia | 37-22 |
| 15:52 | Southern Methodist | Carl Allen blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Pellot | 37-22 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arron Pereira (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Howard Payne is fouled on the floor by Randy Jaimes - foul #2 on Randy Jaimes, team foul #5 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Eugene Gano (PF), Michael Kirsch (C) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Randy Jaimes, Kenneth Pellot, Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Jenkins | 37-25 |
| 15:02 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 14:51 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch tips it in | 39-25 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Kirsch - foul #4 on Michael Kirsch, team foul #6 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney (C) Michael Kirsch | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| 14:42 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:22 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 14:21 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:11 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush is hacked by Miguel Garcia - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 14:00 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Jefferson Ono | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 39-28 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:44 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 12:43 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 12:38 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Aaron Moya - foul #2 on Aaron Moya, team foul #7 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF) Harold Bush, Aron Livermore, Aaron Moya, Eugene Gano | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| 12:11 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Carl Allen | |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arron Pereira (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Anthony Bachus knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steve Thomas | 41-31 |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney's fadeaway is rejected by Jefferson Ono | 41-31 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Anthony Bachus buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Miguel Garcia | 41-33 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 11:00 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 10:46 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes can't finish the layup | 41-33 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 10:20 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Randy Jaimes | 41-33 |
| 10:06 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira is fouled on the floor by Miguel Garcia - foul #2 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Eugene Gano (PF) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Randy Jaimes, Kenneth Pellot | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:54 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| 09:35 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Howard Payne buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 41-35 |
| 08:53 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Howard Payne drills a runner in the lane set up by Carl Allen | 41-37 |
| 08:34 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the turnaround from the left block | 41-37 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Arney - foul #2 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #8 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF), Michael Kirsch (C) Eugene Gano, Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kirsch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Michael Bourque throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF) Harold Bush, Aron Livermore, Aaron Moya | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram | |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | Michael Bourque takes the ball from Michael Kirsch | 43-41 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 06:01 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot misses the floater from the left side | 43-44 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 05:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 43-44 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Steve Thomas loses the dribble to Randy Jaimes | 43-44 |
| 05:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Dannie Brown and he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Eugene Gano (PF) Dannie Brown, Arron Pereira, Randy Jaimes, Kenneth Pellot | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 05:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Moya | 48-44 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Howard Payne misses short on a runner from the right block | 48-44 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jefferson Ono gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits a floater from the left side | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kirsch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a floater from the right block | 48-46 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 02:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-46 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Kirsch - foul #5 on Michael Kirsch, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira (SG), Randy Jaimes (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Lawrence Arney (C) Aron Livermore, Aaron Moya, Eugene Gano, Michael Kirsch | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:35 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (SG), Aaron Moya (SF) Arron Pereira, Randy Jaimes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:22 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Bartram scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Peter Jenkins | 48-51 |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano (PF) Kenneth Pellot | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 01:28 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 48-51 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Aron Livermore is blocked by Jefferson Ono | 48-53 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is hacked by Aron Livermore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aron Livermore, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 00:48 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya tips it home | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Aron Livermore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aron Livermore, team foul #11 | 50-55 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya misses the easy layup | 50-56 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Aron Livermore | 53-56 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Aron Livermore - foul #4 on Aron Livermore, team foul #12 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Bush | 55-57 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Walter Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Aron Livermore - foul #5 on Aron Livermore, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira (SG) Aron Livermore | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:06 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Carl Allen | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Arron Pereira - foul #1 on Arron Pereira, team foul #14 | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-60 |