| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) SG - Raymond Nordquist (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Haber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Freed (fresh) C - Donald Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | Charles Fitzgibbons is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Fitzgibbons, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 30-34 |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 19:06 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Brian Freed snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:47 | Memphis | Donald Goodman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque | |
| 18:47 | Memphis | Donald Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:47 | Memphis | Donald Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Raymond Nordquist is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:38 | Rice | The short jumper by Carl Allen is denied by Brian Freed | 31-34 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Raymond Nordquist | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Howard Payne can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | Memphis | Brian Freed snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist connects on the shot in the lane set up by Charles Fitzgibbons and the foul's on Howard Payne - foul #3 on Howard Payne, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Robert Howell (SF), Kenny Dudley (PF), Ricardo Salazar (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, David Haber, Brian Freed, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus | |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Corey Roseman is called for the reach on Robert Bartram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Roseman, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (SG) Raymond Nordquist | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Carl Allen | |
| 17:24 | Rice | Michael Bourque is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Richard Boyd can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Bartram | 36-36 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 36-38 |
| 16:42 | Memphis | Robert Howell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenny Dudley and he's fouled by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 16:42 | Memphis | Robert Howell misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 38-38 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Walter Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-38 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Bourque tips it home | 38-40 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Corey Roseman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Robert Howell hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Kenny Dudley picks off the pass by Walter Scott in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 15:56 | Memphis | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Kenny Dudley - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Raymond Nordquist (SG), David Haber (SF), Brian Freed (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Corey Roseman, Richard Boyd, Robert Howell, Kenny Dudley, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Nordquist (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Haber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Freed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Goodman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Memphis | David Haber comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jefferson Ono - foul #4 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Jefferson Ono | |
| 15:43 | Memphis | David Haber makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | David Haber misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Michael Bourque is hacked by Donald Goodman - foul #1 on Donald Goodman, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:51 | Memphis | David Haber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:46 | Memphis | Brian Freed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (SG), Robert Howell (SF) Raymond Nordquist, David Haber | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Miguel Garcia | 41-43 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Edward Allee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Miguel Garcia - foul #3 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (SG), Kenny Dudley (PF), Ricardo Salazar (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Brian Freed, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Miguel Garcia, Carl Allen | |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Edward Allee makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Edward Allee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Michael Bourque double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Kelly James (SF) Edward Allee, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| 13:22 | Memphis | Richard Boyd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Richard Boyd steps in front of the Carl Allen pass in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 13:03 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Bachus | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Walter Scott pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a driving attempt from the left block | 43-45 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Corey Roseman is hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SG), David Haber (SF), Robert Howell (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Richard Boyd, Kelly James, Kenny Dudley, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Howard Payne (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Corey Roseman misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Howard Payne gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Howard Payne can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Goodman - foul #2 on Donald Goodman, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG) Corey Roseman | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Robert Bartram | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Payne - foul #4 on Howard Payne, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Nordquist (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Haber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Goodman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | A charge is called on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Robert Bartram steals the ball from Raymond Nordquist | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 45-49 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | David Haber clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Charles Fitzgibbons - foul #4 on Charles Fitzgibbons, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (SG), Kelly James (SF), Brian Freed (PF), Ricardo Salazar (C) Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Robert Howell, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Michael Bourque | |
| 10:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 45-49 |
| 10:25 | Memphis | Richard Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:10 | Memphis | Anthony Bachus is called for the reach on Richard Boyd - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #10 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Kenny Dudley (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| 10:10 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:10 | Memphis | Richard Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Corey Roseman gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:46 | Memphis | Richard Boyd is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (SG) Richard Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Carl Allen (C) Steve Thomas, Michael Bourque | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Corey Roseman - foul #4 on Corey Roseman, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SG), David Haber (SF), Ricardo Salazar (C) Edward Allee, Kelly James, Kenny Dudley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Ricardo Salazar snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | David Haber makes the turnaround from close range set up by Ricardo Salazar | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Robert Bartram throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Carl Allen | |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Haber | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Anthony Bachus scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Miguel Garcia | 51-52 |
| 08:24 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Corey Roseman | 53-52 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Michael Bourque is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Richard Boyd (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Kenny Dudley (PF) Corey Roseman, Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Brian Freed | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| 08:09 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #12 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (C) Michael Bourque | |
| 08:09 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | Memphis | Kenny Dudley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Bartram | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricardo Salazar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Bachus (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #13 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Freed (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Kenny Dudley, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Jefferson Ono swats the shot by Robert Howell | 56-57 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:22 | Memphis | Richard Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Howard Payne pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Raymond Nordquist (SG), David Haber (SF), Kenny Dudley (PF), Ricardo Salazar (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Richard Boyd, Robert Howell, Brian Freed, Donald Goodman | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen | |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Ricardo Salazar clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jefferson Ono - foul #5 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Jefferson Ono | |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Ricardo Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Ricardo Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Kenny Dudley is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Dudley, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Michael Bourque swats the short shot by David Haber | 58-59 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Michael Bourque hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 58-59 |
| 05:19 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Haber | 58-59 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Peter Jenkins steals the ball from Corey Roseman | 58-59 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Payne | 58-61 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Corey Roseman clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Ricardo Salazar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-61 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | David Haber can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | David Haber pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | Corey Roseman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Edward Allee (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Brian Freed (PF), Donald Goodman (C) Corey Roseman, Raymond Nordquist, David Haber, Kenny Dudley, Ricardo Salazar | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Carl Allen (PF), Anthony Bachus (C) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Michael Bourque | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Brian Freed - foul #3 on Brian Freed, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (SG) Edward Allee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Freed (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Goodman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Payne (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Carl Allen takes the ball from Richard Boyd | 58-63 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Fitzgibbons - foul #5 on Charles Fitzgibbons, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (PG) Charles Fitzgibbons | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist (SG), David Haber (SF) Edward Allee, Brian Freed | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Robert Howell clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #15 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott | |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Donald Goodman steals it from Howard Payne in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 02:08 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Brian Freed (PF) Richard Boyd, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Roseman | 62-67 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-70 |
| 01:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Middlebrooks | 62-70 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Raymond Nordquist steals it from Carl Allen | 62-70 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | David Haber lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Nordquist | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Corey Roseman is called for the reach on Carl Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Roseman, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Boyd (PG) Corey Roseman | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Howard Payne is called for the reach on David Haber - foul #5 on Howard Payne, team foul #16 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF) Howard Payne | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | David Haber makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | David Haber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Raymond Nordquist in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #13 | 66-72 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Raymond Nordquist misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Carl Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Boyd - foul #1 on Richard Boyd, team foul #14 | 66-74 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Richard Boyd makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Nordquist | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Raymond Nordquist is called for the reach on Walter Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Nordquist, team foul #15 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (PG) Raymond Nordquist | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | David Haber misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-78 |
| 00:12 | Memphis | Richard Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Richard Boyd misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 00:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Middlebrooks | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks runs out the clock | 68-78 |