| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SF - James Blaze (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's layup is rejected by James Blaze | 37-35 |
| 19:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Erik Brooks | 37-35 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Keith Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Blaze | 40-35 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:46 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-35 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Fagin steps in front of the Gary Burnett pass | 40-35 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Gary Burnett picks off the pass by Eric Gurganus in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits the finger roll set up by Gary Burnett | 40-37 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Tyler Ward picks off the pass by Nathaniel Toothman in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward banks in the layup | 40-39 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Erik Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Burnett, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), James Blaze (PF) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Robert Jones steals the ball from Nathaniel Toothman | 40-39 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz loses the dribble to James Blaze | 40-39 |
| 17:50 | Rice | John Herring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Eric Gurganus, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:27 | Rice | John Agarwal steps in front of the John Herring pass in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Toothman | 40-39 |
| 16:58 | Rice | John Herring misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 40-39 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Robert Reed is hacked by John Foor - foul #3 on John Foor, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, John Foor, Robert Jones, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Gurganus | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Gurganus - foul #3 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:56 | Rice | John Mund steals it from Robert Reed | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - James Blaze (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Fagin swats the short shot by Larry Briscoe | 42-41 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:22 | Rice | James Blaze clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (PF) Larry Briscoe, William Holt | |
| 15:22 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:22 | Rice | James Blaze misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jim Williams steps in front of the John Mund pass | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Rice | James Blaze misses short on a jumper from close range | 43-43 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 43-43 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Keith Robinson gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:31 | Rice | James Blaze hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Keith Robinson | 45-43 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Foor | 45-45 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:58 | Rice | James Blaze tips it in | 47-45 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Keith Robinson's floater is knocked away by Robert Jones | 47-45 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 47-45 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Agarwal | 47-47 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt knocks in the turnaround from close range | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Mark Fagin is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, Kevin Alcaraz, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 11:12 | Rice | James Blaze drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Herring | 49-49 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:49 | Rice | John Herring is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG) Larry Briscoe | |
| 10:30 | Rice | James Blaze is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) John Foor | |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt scores on a floater from the left block | 49-53 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Holt | 52-56 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Tyler Ward steps in front of the Ralph Hannum pass in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Gary Burnett - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Ralph Hannum, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Toothman | 55-56 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-56 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Erik Brooks snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Nathaniel Toothman in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Keith Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 58-56 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Foor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - John Mund (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones's layup is rejected by Robert Reed | 58-56 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 07:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Erik Brooks | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | Rice | James Blaze travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, John Foor, Robert Jones, John Mund | |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Alcaraz | 58-58 |
| 06:28 | Rice | James Blaze misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 58-58 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Burnett | 58-58 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Tyler Ward is blocked by Jim Williams | 58-58 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward tips it home | 58-60 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Mark Fagin drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Eric Gurganus | 60-60 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is hacked by John Herring - foul #3 on John Herring, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Keith Robinson, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Robert Reed clanks a floater from the left block | 60-61 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Robert Reed misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Holt - foul #3 on William Holt, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Robert Jones | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), John Foor (PF) Paul Suda, Chad Davis, William Holt | |
| 04:06 | Rice | John Mund swats the short shot by James Blaze | 62-61 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Jim Williams hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Larry Briscoe - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mund (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Rice | James Blaze hits the finger roll | 66-63 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 02:50 | Rice | John Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz, John Mund | |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chad Davis, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SF) James Blaze | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) John Agarwal | |
| 02:02 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 66-66 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by William Holt is denied by Robert Reed | 66-66 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Toothman | 68-68 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Suda, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Robert Jones | |
| 01:18 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jim Williams takes the ball from John Mund | 70-68 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Erik Brooks, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Chad Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Davis, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 00:20 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Blaze is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Davis | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Burnett, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the tip | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |