| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fresh) SG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) SF - Ross Williamson (fresh) PF - Kendrick Antle (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gene Mitchel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Tim Condroski is hacked by Ross Williamson - foul #1 on Ross Williamson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Memphis | Ross Williamson drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Adolfo Marino | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kendrick Antle | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Robert Oliver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (PG), Vincent Barra (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF), Mario Murray (C) Robert Hults, Adolfo Marino, Ross Williamson, Kendrick Antle, William Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Mario Murray can't throw it down but he's fouled by Esteban Romero - foul #1 on Esteban Romero, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG) Robert Oliver | |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Mario Murray makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Mario Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Bobby Samberg blocks the jumper by Gordon Burnam | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Esteban Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Bobby Samberg steals it from Gene Mitchel | 7-2 |
| 15:58 | Memphis | Vincent Barra is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ross Williamson (SF), Kendrick Antle (PF), William Smith (C) Bobby Samberg, Jeffrey Wright, Mario Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Martin Rogers (fresh) SG - Vincent Barra (fresh) SF - Ross Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendrick Antle (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Esteban Romero (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Ross Williamson is whistled for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Michael Voelker (PF) Vincent Barra, Kendrick Antle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Martin Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:03 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 7-6 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Michael Voelker misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vincent Barra (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF) Robert Hults, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Esteban Romero | |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Michael Voelker makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Michael Voelker misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Michael Voelker misses short on a runner from the right block | 8-6 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Memphis | Martin Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Gordon Burnam gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Barra - foul #1 on Vincent Barra, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (SG), Kendrick Antle (PF) Vincent Barra, Michael Voelker | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Leonard Puig | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 8-6 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Vincent Barra (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Mario Murray (C) Martin Rogers, Adolfo Marino, Bobby Samberg, William Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Robert Hults grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Vincent Barra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (SG), William Smith (C) Vincent Barra, Mario Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Richard Bass | |
| 12:39 | Rice | Robert Oliver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 12:25 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 12:24 | Memphis | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:02 | Memphis | Ross Williamson is fouled on the floor by Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Vincent Barra (SG) Robert Hults, Martin Rogers | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SF), Esteban Romero (C) Tim Condroski, Gene Mitchel | |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino misses long on a floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Esteban Romero pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Barra (fresh) SF - Ross Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendrick Antle (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Robert Oliver clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | William Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 8-6 |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Ross Williamson misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 11:17 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 11:11 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Robert Oliver tips it in | 8-8 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | William Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Martin Rogers (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF), Mario Murray (C) Adolfo Marino, Vincent Barra, Ross Williamson, William Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Martin Rogers steps in front of the Tim Condroski pass in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Martin Rogers hits the finger roll | 10-8 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the driving attempt near the basket | 10-8 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Tim Condroski tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Mario Murray is denied on a layup by Gene Mitchel | 10-10 |
| 10:02 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle tips it in | 12-10 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the finger roll set up by Charles Miles | 12-12 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Gene Mitchel takes the ball from Mario Murray | 12-12 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Charles Miles misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Hults - foul #1 on Robert Hults, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (PG), Vincent Barra (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Michael Voelker (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Robert Hults, Martin Rogers, Bobby Samberg, Kendrick Antle, Mario Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski, Esteban Romero, Gene Mitchel | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:53 | Memphis | Robert Oliver is called for the reach on Vincent Barra - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (SG) Vincent Barra | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Charles Miles | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Martin Rogers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Adolfo Marino | 14-14 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Kendrick Antle (PF) Martin Rogers, Michael Voelker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:00 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hults | 16-14 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Jeffrey Wright swats the dunk try by Robert Oliver | 16-14 |
| 07:43 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it but misses | 16-14 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle grabs the board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendrick Antle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Williamson | 19-14 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's pass is intercepted by Robert Hults | 19-14 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Robert Hults hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Gordon Burnam pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Robert Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (PG), Vincent Barra (SG), Mario Murray (C) Robert Hults, Adolfo Marino, Kendrick Antle | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Mario Murray can't finish the layup | 19-14 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Charles Miles pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Gene Mitchel can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 19-14 |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Jeffrey Wright pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:05 | Memphis | Martin Rogers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Barra | 22-14 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Richard Bass misses long on a floater from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 05:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 22-14 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Mario Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Gene Mitchel steals it from Mario Murray | 22-14 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Martin Rogers steals it from Charles Miles | 22-14 |
| 04:48 | Memphis | Ross Williamson hits the finger roll set up by Martin Rogers | 24-14 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Charles Miles knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Tim Condroski picks off the pass by Mario Murray | 24-17 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gene Mitchel comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vincent Barra - foul #2 on Vincent Barra, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Hults (PG), Adolfo Marino (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF), Kendrick Antle (PF) Martin Rogers, Vincent Barra, Ross Williamson, Jeffrey Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gene Mitchel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | Robert Oliver takes the ball from Kendrick Antle | 24-18 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey throws it down on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Hults (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adolfo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Samberg (fresh) PF - Kendrick Antle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Samberg and the foul's on Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Smith (C) Mario Murray | |
| Subs | Rice | Esteban Romero (C) Gene Mitchel | |
| 03:35 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Robert Oliver connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 27-23 |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Adolfo Marino buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Samberg | 29-23 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Adolfo Marino - foul #1 on Adolfo Marino, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (SG), Ross Williamson (SF) Adolfo Marino, Bobby Samberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (SF) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:52 | Memphis | Martin Rogers misses the 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Ross Williamson hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Martin Rogers is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Rogers, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) James Spurgeon | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Arthur Dean takes the ball from Ross Williamson | 31-25 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Esteban Romero scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 31-28 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ross Williamson | 33-28 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Robert Oliver is hacked by Martin Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Rogers, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF) Martin Rogers, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Gordon Burnam, Esteban Romero | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:48 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Bobby Samberg and the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ross Williamson (SF) Bobby Samberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Robert Oliver | |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Adolfo Marino steps in front of the Leonard Puig pass in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ross Williamson - foul #2 on Ross Williamson, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Martin Rogers (SG), Bobby Samberg (SF) Adolfo Marino, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Memphis | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Kendrick Antle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Gene Mitchel is called for the reach on Bobby Samberg - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #8 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adolfo Marino (SG) Martin Rogers | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Esteban Romero (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski | |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Bobby Samberg misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Robert Hults snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Robert Hults misses the halfcourt shot | 36-30 |