| Lineup | Furman | PG - John Lusher (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Chitwood (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Li-Liang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Arvin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Furman | Paul Arvin loses the dribble to Homer Eiland | 41-26 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Homer Eiland | 41-29 |
| 19:18 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 41-29 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Homer Eiland | 41-31 |
| 18:45 | Furman | Travis Young banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Lusher | 43-31 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Werner Peabody tips it in | 43-33 |
| 17:56 | Furman | Paul Arvin can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| 17:56 | Furman | Paul Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:56 | Furman | Paul Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Keith Styles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| 17:23 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Homer Eiland tips it home | 45-35 |
| 16:54 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Arvin | 48-35 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Bart Thomas drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Stephen Palmer | 48-37 |
| 16:25 | Furman | John Lusher buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Li-Liang Chin | 50-37 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody's pass is intercepted by Paul Arvin | 50-37 |
| 16:05 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - John Lusher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Chitwood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Li-Liang Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Arvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Homer Eiland lays it in on a great pass from Werner Peabody and the foul's on Paul Arvin - foul #1 on Paul Arvin, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG), Fred Jordan (SG), Edward Mann (SF), Victor Deakins (PF), Joshua Dickenson (C) John Lusher, Jamie Chitwood, Li-Liang Chin, Travis Young, Paul Arvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:17 | Furman | Edward Mann misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 15:17 | Furman | Edward Mann misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:17 | Furman | Edward Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 15:02 | Rice | John Schechter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Deakins - foul #1 on Victor Deakins, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| 15:02 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:02 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:47 | Furman | Edward Mann is hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #3 on Edward Chapman, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| 14:33 | Furman | Bart Thomas steals the ball from Kevin Kistler | 51-42 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 51-44 |
| 13:54 | Furman | Victor Deakins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Edward Chapman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 13:39 | Furman | Kevin Kistler grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 13:20 | Furman | Victor Deakins is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Furman | John Lusher (PG), Jamie Chitwood (SG), Li-Liang Chin (SF), Travis Young (PF), Paul Arvin (C) Kevin Kistler, Fred Jordan, Edward Mann, Victor Deakins, Joshua Dickenson | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is whistled for traveling | 51-44 |
| 12:42 | Furman | Jamie Thrall picks off the pass by Jamie Chitwood | 51-44 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Jamie Thrall clanks a runner from the right block | 51-44 |
| 12:25 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:12 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lusher | 54-44 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Werner Peabody | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - John Lusher (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Chitwood (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Li-Liang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 11:30 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:14 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-47 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer banks in the layup on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 56-49 |
| 10:24 | Furman | Travis Young connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Arvin | 58-49 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jamie Chitwood - foul #2 on Jamie Chitwood, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG), Fred Jordan (SG), Edward Mann (SF), Victor Deakins (PF), Joshua Dickenson (C) John Lusher, Jamie Chitwood, Li-Liang Chin, Travis Young, Paul Arvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Keith Styles, Jamie Thrall, Homer Eiland | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:59 | Furman | Victor Deakins pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:42 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Mann | 60-49 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Edward Mann steals the ball from Bart Thomas | 60-49 |
| 09:19 | Furman | Edward Mann lays it in | 62-49 |
| 09:01 | Rice | John Schechter banks in the layup | 62-51 |
| 08:40 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Fred Jordan and the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Furman | John Lusher (PG), Travis Young (PF) Fred Jordan, Edward Mann | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 08:40 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas jams it | 65-53 |
| 08:16 | Furman | Kevin Kistler is hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Furman | Jamie Chitwood (SG), Li-Liang Chin (SF), Paul Arvin (C) Kevin Kistler, Victor Deakins, Joshua Dickenson | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Gerald Griffith, John Schechter | |
| 07:56 | Furman | John Lusher is fouled on the floor by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Eiland (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| 07:39 | Furman | Travis Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 07:37 | Furman | John Lusher hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - John Lusher (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jamie Chitwood (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Li-Liang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Young - foul #3 on Travis Young, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:01 | Furman | Jamie Chitwood drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Keith Styles misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Li-Liang Chin - foul #2 on Li-Liang Chin, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (SG) Jamie Chitwood | |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Bart Thomas | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:47 | Furman | Paul Arvin snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | Furman | John Lusher blows the layup | 70-55 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Gerald Griffith snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 06:08 | Rice | John Schechter clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 70-55 |
| 06:07 | Furman | Paul Arvin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 05:54 | Furman | Paul Arvin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Kistler | 72-55 |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Schechter misses the floater from the left block | 72-55 |
| 05:37 | Furman | The rebound goes to John Lusher | 72-55 |
| 05:19 | Furman | Paul Arvin lays it up and in | 74-55 |
| 05:06 | Rice | John Schechter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Keith Styles tips it back up and in | 74-57 |
| 04:44 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 04:42 | Furman | Travis Young gets the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:21 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 04:20 | Furman | Li-Liang Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 03:59 | Furman | Kevin Kistler misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-57 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Rice | John Schechter jams it on a nice dish by Keith Styles and he's fouled by Travis Young - foul #4 on Travis Young, team foul #6 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Furman | Fred Jordan (PG), Jamie Chitwood (SG), Edward Mann (SF), Victor Deakins (PF), Joshua Dickenson (C) John Lusher, Kevin Kistler, Li-Liang Chin, Travis Young, Paul Arvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Gerald Griffith, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| 03:50 | Rice | John Schechter makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Furman | Fred Jordan is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #3 on Bart Thomas, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (C) John Schechter | |
| 03:28 | Furman | Fred Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:28 | Furman | Fred Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Fred Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Chitwood (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Edward Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Deakins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Dickenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Joshua Dickenson steals the ball from Dennis Woodring | 76-60 |
| 02:47 | Furman | Victor Deakins double dribbles | 76-60 |
| Subs | Furman | Chris Smith (C) Jamie Chitwood | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Stephen Palmer | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the lay-in | 76-60 |
| 02:33 | Furman | Chris Smith grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 02:13 | Furman | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Joshua Dickenson - foul #4 on Edward Chapman, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Furman | Kevin Kistler (PG) Chris Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:13 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:13 | Furman | Joshua Dickenson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jamie Thrall banks in the layup set up by Edward Chapman and he's fouled by Joshua Dickenson - foul #1 on Joshua Dickenson, team foul #7 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Anthony Perdue | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:28 | Furman | Edward Mann is fouled on the floor by Edward Chapman - foul #5 on Edward Chapman, team foul #9 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Edward Chapman | |
| 01:28 | Furman | Edward Mann misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Jamie Thrall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-63 |
| 00:39 | Furman | Kevin Kistler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is fouled on the floor by Joshua Dickenson - foul #2 on Joshua Dickenson, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Furman | Victor Deakins drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Mann | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Anthony Perdue clanks a halfcourt shot | 80-65 |