| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Michael Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Buddy Jain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin McIntosh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | San Jose State | Michael Hyde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:43 | San Jose State | David Gaines tips it home | 32-32 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Andrew Trumbauer is called for the reach on Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Andrew Trumbauer, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Michael Granados misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | San Jose State | David Gaines grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:04 | San Jose State | Duane Lawhorn picks off the pass by Edwin McIntosh | 32-32 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Michael Granados lays it in on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Hyde | 34-35 |
| 18:28 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:26 | San Jose State | David Gaines gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:10 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:09 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:50 | San Jose State | David Gaines gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | David Gaines drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hyde and he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson (PG), Dean Senger (SG) Michael Hyde, Buddy Jain | |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | David Gaines makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Jason Kent travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Chong (SF), Matthew Powell (PF), Victor Ritchie (C) Edwin McIntosh, David Gaines, Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 16:52 | San Jose State | John Nutter steals it from Dean Senger | 34-38 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Stephen Kile knocks in the runner from close range | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the finger roll set up by John Nutter | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Pinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Senger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Chong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Victor Ritchie (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | John Nutter picks off the pass by Daniel Pinson | 38-38 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:30 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 15:07 | San Jose State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Pinson is blocked by Stephen Kile | 38-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:53 | Rice | John Cowling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | San Jose State | Paul Chong snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:29 | San Jose State | Matthew Powell knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jason Kent - foul #2 on Jason Kent, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Hyde (PG), Buddy Jain (SG), Edwin McIntosh (SF), Andrew Trumbauer (C) Daniel Pinson, Dean Senger, Paul Chong, Victor Ritchie | |
| 14:29 | San Jose State | Matthew Powell makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin McIntosh - foul #1 on Edwin McIntosh, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Gaines (PF) Matthew Powell | |
| 14:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:09 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Gaines | 39-44 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Granados | 41-44 |
| 13:06 | San Jose State | David Gaines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 12:48 | Rice | Casey Simpson knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 12:35 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | David Gaines tips it home | 43-46 |
| 12:25 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:24 | San Jose State | Michael Hyde gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:17 | San Jose State | Michael Hyde comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 12:16 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Michael Granados throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson (PG), Dean Senger (SG), Paul Chong (SF) Michael Hyde, Buddy Jain, Edwin McIntosh | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Pinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Senger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gaines (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| 11:42 | San Jose State | Paul Chong is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Matthew Powell (C) Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 11:26 | Rice | John Cowling scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 11:12 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Gaines | 45-51 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Jason Kent hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Nutter | 48-51 |
| 10:55 | San Jose State | Dean Senger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Jason Kent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | Matthew Powell gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:31 | San Jose State | David Gaines clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 10:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Kent | 48-51 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 10:00 | San Jose State | David Gaines pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:36 | San Jose State | David Gaines drills a runner from close range | 48-53 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 09:24 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Jason Kent can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Stephen Kile knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 51-53 |
| 08:41 | San Jose State | David Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:24 | Rice | John Cowling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Chong - foul #2 on Paul Chong, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Hyde (PG), Buddy Jain (SG), Edwin McIntosh (SF), Victor Ritchie (PF), Andrew Trumbauer (C) Daniel Pinson, Dean Senger, Paul Chong, David Gaines, Matthew Powell | |
| 08:24 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:24 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hyde | 53-55 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Michael Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Buddy Jain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin McIntosh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Ritchie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | San Jose State | Victor Ritchie makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Clay Farnham drills a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 07:00 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Clay Farnham lays it in | 58-58 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Matthew Powell (PF) Victor Ritchie | |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 06:15 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Matthew Powell | 58-59 |
| 05:51 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson (PG), Dean Senger (SG), Paul Chong (SF) Michael Hyde, Buddy Jain, Edwin McIntosh | |
| 05:31 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's pass is intercepted by Andrew Trumbauer | 58-59 |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 05:14 | San Jose State | Paul Chong grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | San Jose State | Paul Chong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:31 | San Jose State | Paul Chong grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:26 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Trumbauer - foul #3 on Andrew Trumbauer, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Nutter (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Jason Kent | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Hyde (PG), Buddy Jain (SG), Edwin McIntosh (SF), David Gaines (PF), Victor Ritchie (C) Daniel Pinson, Dean Senger, Paul Chong, Matthew Powell, Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:50 | San Jose State | Victor Ritchie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Ritchie | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Michael Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Buddy Jain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin McIntosh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gaines (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | San Jose State | Clay Farnham takes the ball from Victor Ritchie | 59-59 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Edwin McIntosh | 59-59 |
| 03:15 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hyde | 59-62 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by Buddy Jain - foul #2 on Buddy Jain, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Michael Granados is fouled on the floor by David Gaines - foul #2 on David Gaines, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson (PG), Dean Senger (SG) Michael Hyde, Buddy Jain | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Hyde (PG), Buddy Jain (SG), Andrew Trumbauer (C) Daniel Pinson, Dean Senger, Victor Ritchie | |
| 02:15 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Andrew Trumbauer | 62-62 |
| 01:44 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hyde | 62-65 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clay Farnham | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | San Jose State | Buddy Jain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 01:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Michael Hyde steals the ball from Michael Granados | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | San Jose State | Clay Farnham blocks the short jumper by Edwin McIntosh | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | David Gaines misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Michael Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Buddy Jain (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin McIntosh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gaines (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:47 | San Jose State | David Gaines misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #4 on Clay Farnham, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| 04:47 | San Jose State | David Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:47 | San Jose State | David Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hyde - foul #1 on Michael Hyde, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:06 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Edwin McIntosh - foul #2 on Edwin McIntosh, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dean Senger (SG) Buddy Jain | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:40 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Andrew Trumbauer | 67-67 |
| 03:25 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 03:18 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 67-67 |
| 03:16 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:00 | San Jose State | Michael Hyde buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 67-70 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Hyde - foul #2 on Michael Hyde, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson (PG), Paul Chong (SF) Michael Hyde, Edwin McIntosh | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Buddy Jain (SG), Edwin McIntosh (SF) Dean Senger, Paul Chong | |
| 02:19 | San Jose State | David Gaines lays it in on a great pass from Edwin McIntosh | 68-72 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Daniel Pinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Pinson, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:53 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Pinson | 70-74 |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Cowling makes the floater from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Daniel Pinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Hyde (PG) Daniel Pinson | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Andrew Trumbauer steals it from Michael Granados | 72-74 |
| 00:48 | San Jose State | David Gaines hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Buddy Jain | 72-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Michael Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Buddy Jain (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin McIntosh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Gaines (fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | John Cowling drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Michael Granados is fouled on the floor by Buddy Jain - foul #3 on Buddy Jain, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Michael Granados is called for the reach on Edwin McIntosh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #7 | 75-76 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Edwin McIntosh misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:01 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a fullcourt shot | 75-77 |