| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Nicholas Dowdell steals the ball from Richard Maddocks | 25-37 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick blows the layup | 25-37 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Arthur Matson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Arthur Matson, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SF), Adam Madden (PF), James Miller (C) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-37 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Jason Avent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Jason Avent tips it but misses | 25-37 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Angelo Colon | 25-40 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Jason Avent misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-40 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Richard Maddocks tips it home | 27-40 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Angelo Colon | 27-43 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Richard Maddocks is fouled on the floor by Angelo Colon - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Angelo Colon, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 16:00 | Rice | James Stamps misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 15:59 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SF - James Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Petrus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Keith Queen snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | Donald Fox picks off the pass by Nicholas Dowdell | 29-44 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Fox | 31-44 |
| 14:22 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister lays it in set up by Nicholas Dowdell and the foul's on James Stamps - foul #3 on James Stamps, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF) James Stamps, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 14:22 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Donald Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-47 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Shick | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Richard Petrus, Donald Fox | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Jason Avent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Jason Avent steps in front of the Russell McAllister pass | 31-50 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Timothy Bates blows the layup | 31-50 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive board | 31-50 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Fox | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Jason Avent picks off the pass by Adam Madden | 33-50 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Donald Fox lays it in set up by Jason Avent | 35-50 |
| 12:11 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the lay-in | 35-50 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Adam Madden is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), James Stamps (SF) Jason Avent, Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Adam Madden, Fred Oglesby | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Terry (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 35-50 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Maddocks - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry | |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Keith Queen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dowdell | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-52 |
| 10:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Queen | 35-52 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Donald Fox hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Petrus | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is hacked by James Stamps - foul #4 on James Stamps, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Donald Fox, James Stamps, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF), Adam Madden (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Shick | 37-55 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Timothy Bates is hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Fred Oglesby takes the ball from Timothy Bates | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-58 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Jason Avent buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Maddocks | 39-58 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden lays it in | 39-60 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 41-60 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits a jumper from the left block set up by Adam Madden | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Timothy Bates blows the layup | 41-62 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the follow up shot | 43-62 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Jason Avent is called for the reach on Angelo Colon - foul #3 on Jason Avent, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 06:25 | Rice | James Stamps blows the dunk | 43-62 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Donald Fox snags the offensive board | 43-62 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Moore | 45-62 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Donald Fox is called for the reach on Angelo Colon - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Adam Madden | |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Angelo Colon | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Keith Queen grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 05:33 | Rice | James Stamps misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF), Adam Madden (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 05:33 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:33 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is hacked by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #9 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Adam Madden - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #10 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the lay-in | 49-67 |
| 04:30 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bates - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #11 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Danford (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Donald Fox (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Keith Queen's fadeaway is rejected by Russell McAllister | 49-69 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Danford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-69 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Thomas Danford gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore is fouled on the floor by Fred Oglesby - foul #3 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #10 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (C) Thomas Danford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF), Adam Madden (PF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is fouled on the floor by Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #12 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Adam Madden | |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Kenneth Shick is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #11 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 51-70 |
| 02:08 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Richard Petrus is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 51-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Danford (PG) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the easy layup | 51-70 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the offensive board | 51-70 |
| 01:44 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses short on a floater near the basket | 51-70 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the follow up shot | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:21 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-72 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-72 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 51-72 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits the follow up shot | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-74 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Thomas Danford gets the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Thomas Danford is hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #4 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #12 | 51-74 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Thomas Danford makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Thomas Danford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister blows the layup but the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #3 on Keith Queen, team foul #13 | 53-74 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:05 | Rice | The short jumper by James Stamps is denied by Fred Oglesby | 53-76 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick runs out the clock | 53-76 |