| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Burnam steps in front of the Gene Jiminez pass | 24-38 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Tim Condroski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy lays it in | 24-40 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Robert Oliver is called for traveling | 24-40 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Oliver takes the ball from Christopher Macy | 24-40 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 27-40 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses badly on a shot in the paint | 27-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez tips it back up and in | 27-42 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is denied on a layup by Rafael Garrison | 27-42 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy's pass is intercepted by James Spurgeon | 27-42 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Tim Condroski is hacked by Michael Puckett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Puckett, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Charles Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-42 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank McElrath | 27-44 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Richard Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-44 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-46 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Charles Miles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leonard Puig | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McElrath (fresh) SF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood is fouled on the floor by Esteban Romero - foul #1 on Esteban Romero, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Tim Condroski (SF) Leonard Puig, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG) William Giles | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Steven Lee (C) Kenneth Wood, Walter Johnson | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gene Mitchel drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 33-48 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee blows the layup but he's fouled by Gene Mitchel - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF) Charles Miles, Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF) Chad Moore, Frank McElrath, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Robert Oliver is open and lays it up and in | 35-49 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Macy | 35-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Jiminez | 35-51 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Spurgeon is called for the reach on Michael Puckett - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Steven Lee | |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the lay-in | 35-51 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson hits the follow up shot | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Richard Bass is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF) John McAbier, Gene Jiminez | |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-53 |
| 13:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Esteban Romero | 35-53 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Robert Oliver is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Kenneth Wood | |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Moore | 35-55 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Richard Bass clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison is hacked by Esteban Romero - foul #2 on Esteban Romero, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Michael Puckett (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF) William Giles, Chad Moore, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Burnam steals it from Michael Puckett | 35-55 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Gordon Burnam lays it up and in set up by Wayne Woolsey | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez loses the dribble to Wayne Woolsey | 37-55 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey slams it home | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney lays it up and in and the foul's on Gene Mitchel - foul #2 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Robert Oliver (SG) Wayne Woolsey, Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez | |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Robert Oliver is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Condroski | 42-58 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Giles | 42-61 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Charles Miles is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Miles takes the ball from William Giles in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Miles banks in the layup | 47-61 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy lays it in and the foul's on Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Steven Lee (C) William Giles, Michael Puckett, Lawrence Mahaney, Rafael Garrison | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Robert Oliver connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Miles | 50-64 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John McAbier | 50-66 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Arthur Dean clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-66 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez lays it in set up by John McAbier and he's fouled by Esteban Romero - foul #3 on Esteban Romero, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF) Charles Miles, Robert Oliver, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Walter Johnson (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Christopher Macy, Steven Lee | |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Gordon Burnam drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson drills a jumper from the right side set up by Gene Jiminez | 54-71 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Frank McElrath takes the ball from Wayne Woolsey in the backcourt | 54-71 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez connects on the floater from the right block | 54-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Romero (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Dean (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chad Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McElrath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Gordon Burnam clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-73 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it in | 56-73 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez is hacked by Esteban Romero - foul #4 on Esteban Romero, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Michael Puckett (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Steven Lee (C) Chad Moore, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 07:15 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the lay-in | 56-73 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wood | 56-73 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez can't finish the layup | 56-73 |
| 06:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Charles Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner and he's fouled by Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #10 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (PF) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Gene Jiminez, Steven Lee | |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the free throw | 56-77 |
| 06:10 | Rice | John McAbier picks off the pass by Wayne Woolsey in the backcourt | 56-77 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Tim Condroski gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Puckett - foul #3 on Michael Puckett, team foul #2 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Christopher Macy (SF) John McAbier, Kenneth Wood | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-77 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses long on a jumper in the lane | 56-77 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles gets the offensive rebound | 56-77 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney gets the offensive rebound | 56-77 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-79 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Christopher Macy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Macy, team foul #3 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Esteban Romero lays it up and in on a great pass from Gordon Burnam | 58-79 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by William Giles | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | William Giles picks off the pass by Charles Miles in the backcourt | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-81 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the rebound | 58-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Giles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank McElrath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-81 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it in | 60-81 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 60-81 |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-81 |
| 02:34 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF), Steven Lee (C) Chad Moore, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Leonard Puig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-81 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-81 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Leonard Puig snags the defensive board | 60-81 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Charles Miles is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-81 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-84 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Arthur Dean banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Dean - foul #2 on Arthur Dean, team foul #11 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Kenneth Wood | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee misses the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Miles | 64-85 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles runs out the clock | 64-85 |