| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Antoine Lancaster is called for the reach on Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Arthur Matson blocks the short jumper by Ernest Doyle | 36-32 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Antoine Lancaster - foul #3 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 18:38 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 39-34 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Jason Avent comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Lee | 39-36 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Timothy Bates buries a shot from the left block | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 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 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Alfred Moore can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Stamps (fresh) PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Michael Becker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hauer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | John Hauer pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | John Hauer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Richard Petrus is called for the reach on Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Michael Becker, Samuel Lee | |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 41-40 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a shot from the right side set up by Dikembe Orji | 41-42 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) John Hauer, Charles Williams | |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 41-43 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Arthur Matson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Maddocks | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 43-46 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Richard Maddocks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Avent | 45-46 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), John Hauer (SF) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Donald Fox is hacked by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Hauer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 45-46 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | John Hauer is hacked by Jason Avent - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Richard Petrus (C) Donald Fox, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 47-49 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Samuel Collins, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG) John Hauer | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Timothy Bates blows the layup | 47-49 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jason Avent | 49-49 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Timothy Bates pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| 09:56 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Orji | 54-53 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-53 |
| 08:47 | Rice | James Stamps tips it home | 56-53 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the fadeaway from the right side | 56-53 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | Rice | James Stamps misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Michael Jenkins, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Glenn Tejada, John Hauer, Charles Williams | |
| 08:07 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | Rice | James Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | James Stamps picks off the pass by Dikembe Orji | 57-53 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Keith Queen dunks the ball on a great pass from James Stamps | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Simpson and he's hacked by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Samuel Lee (SF) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Richard Maddocks buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Lee | 61-59 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Timothy Bates tips it home | 63-59 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Matson - foul #2 on Arthur Matson, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG) Jason Avent, Alfred Moore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), John Hauer (PF) Samuel Collins, Charles Simpson | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Donald Fox can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Glenn Tejada, Samuel Lee | |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | John Hauer pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Collins | 63-65 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle connects on the runner from the right block set up by Samuel Collins | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Queen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Hauer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Samuel Collins takes the ball from Michael Jenkins | 65-67 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Charles Simpson (PF), Charles Williams (C) Samuel Collins, John Hauer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 03:05 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada loses the dribble to Timothy Bates | 65-67 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Richard Maddocks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-67 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Jason Avent grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Richard Maddocks scores on a jump hook from close range | 67-67 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is fouled on the floor by Jason Avent - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Antoine Lancaster, Charles Williams | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-69 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Jason Avent steps in front of the Dikembe Orji pass | 67-69 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Lee | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Antoine Lancaster is called for the reach on Michael Jenkins - foul #4 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Arthur Matson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF) Charles Simpson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Avent - foul #3 on Jason Avent, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-73 |