| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Cardiel | 42-38 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Michael Granados comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 19:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Kent | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Jason Kent is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Jason Kent hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-38 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Michael Granados is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jason Kent | 44-38 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Kent swats the short shot by Manuel Petree | 44-38 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Carl Cardiel - foul #3 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Carl Cardiel, Richard Troche, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Wilder | 44-38 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses short on a runner from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 17:30 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Edwin Veatch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is hacked by John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (C) Robert Brown | |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Perales - foul #2 on Victor Perales, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF) Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, Milton Christman | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Casey Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Louis Boyer | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Troche (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Alexander Michael (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree hits the finger roll set up by Gaston Tidwell | 45-40 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Jason Kent clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Alexander Michael | 45-40 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kristopher Mire | 48-42 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Nutter (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Kristopher Mire, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Richard Troche, Alexander Michael, Manuel Petree | |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Michael Granados hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Nutter | 51-44 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is fouled on the floor by Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Jason Cudney | |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Nutter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SF) Victor Perales | |
| 13:39 | Rice | Clay Farnham buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Granados | 53-44 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 13:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Zachary Hedberg | 53-44 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Edwin Veatch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Veatch steals it from Robert Brown | 53-44 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Edwin Veatch in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel knocks in the floater from the right side | 53-46 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Milton Christman blocks the short jumper by Stephen Kile | 53-46 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Milton Christman and he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Nutter (SG), John Cowling (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Nicholas Wilder, Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:57 | Rice | John Nutter clanks a jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales grabs the board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Cardiel and he's hacked by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael (C) Manuel Petree | |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Carl Cardiel steals the ball from John Cowling in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 11:04 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 10:49 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Carl Cardiel is called for the reach on John Cowling - foul #4 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Manuel Petree (C) William Howard, Carl Cardiel, Victor Perales, Alexander Michael | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Kristopher Mire connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Granados | 56-52 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer lays it in | 56-54 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Gaston Tidwell is called for the reach on Michael Granados in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Michael Granados | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG) Gaston Tidwell | |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jason Cudney is called for the reach on Edwin Veatch - foul #3 on Jason Cudney, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF) Kristopher Mire, Zachary Hedberg, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG) Jason Cudney | |
| 09:21 | Rice | John Cowling can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it in | 58-54 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Boyer and he's fouled by Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (PF) Jason Kent | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Milton Christman (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:54 | Rice | John Cowling is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 61-57 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG) Nicholas Wilder | |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Kristopher Mire pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 08:15 | Rice | John Nutter makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Kile | 63-59 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Petree | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Troche (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Petree (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | John Nutter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-61 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Casey Simpson (C) John Nutter, John Cowling, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Robert Brown (PF), Alexander Michael (C) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Richard Troche, Milton Christman, Manuel Petree | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the runner from the left block | 65-63 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (PF), Milton Christman (C) Jason Cudney, Nicholas Wilder, Robert Brown, Alexander Michael | |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Zachary Hedberg | 68-65 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Clay Farnham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses the easy layup | 68-68 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Nutter (SG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Gaston Tidwell, Carl Cardiel, Victor Perales, Louis Boyer, Milton Christman | |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Robert Brown is blocked by Stephen Kile | 68-68 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown tips it home | 68-70 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Kile - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Robert Brown | |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 04:04 | Rice | John Nutter can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alexander Michael - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Jason Kent | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG), Louis Boyer (PF) Nicholas Wilder, Alexander Michael | |
| 04:04 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:04 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Cudney | 70-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Troche (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Stephen Kile knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Manuel Petree - foul #2 on Manuel Petree, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Jason Cudney | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel loses the ball out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (C) Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (PF), Milton Christman (C) Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 02:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kristopher Mire | 73-73 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Jason Kent (PF) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Gaston Tidwell (SF), Alexander Michael (C) Carl Cardiel, Richard Troche, Milton Christman | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown buries a runner near the basket | 74-75 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Nutter (SG) Edwin Veatch, Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (PF) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Alexander Michael | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Stephen Kile clanks a 3 from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Nicholas Wilder is blocked by Stephen Kile | 74-78 |
| 01:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Cowling | 74-78 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Jason Cudney, Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| 01:28 | Rice | William Howard is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Manuel Petree | 75-78 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is hacked by Michael Granados - foul #3 on Michael Granados, team foul #13 | 75-78 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Cowling connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Clay Farnham | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Petree | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 77-82 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Lawhorn - foul #4 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #14 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 3 from the left corner | 77-83 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-83 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Richard Troche | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Lawhorn - foul #5 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #15 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gaston Tidwell picks off the pass by Michael Granados in the backcourt | 77-84 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Granados is called for the reach on Carl Cardiel - foul #4 on Michael Granados, team foul #16 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG) William Howard | |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the board | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Edwin Veatch buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Cowling | 80-85 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-85 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG) Nicholas Wilder | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Veatch - foul #4 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #17 | 80-85 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a fullcourt shot | 80-87 |