| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (fresh) SG - Wes Edwards (fresh) SF - Daniel Russell (fresh) PF - Floyd Harnois (fresh) C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn loses the dribble to Johnny McGrath in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Floyd Harnois - foul #1 on Floyd Harnois, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Michael Granados lays it up and in on a nice dish by Casey Simpson | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (PG), Charles Bergeron (SG), Rick Snyder (SF), Thomas Beaudette (PF) Johnny McGrath, Wes Edwards, Daniel Russell, Floyd Harnois | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Edwin Veatch drills a floater from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois (PF) Michael Cox | |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg buries a floater from the baseline set up by Edwin Veatch | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Southern Methodist | Jason Kent is called for the reach on Floyd Harnois - foul #1 on Jason Kent, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 15:48 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jason Kent - foul #2 on Jason Kent, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham (SG), Michael Cox (C) Charles Bergeron, Thomas Beaudette | |
| 15:48 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Thomas Ackles (fresh) SG - Aaron Graham (fresh) SF - Rick Snyder (fresh) PF - Floyd Harnois (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | John Nutter is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Graham - foul #1 on Aaron Graham, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Cox | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois buries a jumper in the paint | 6-9 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Michael Cox steals the ball from Zachary Hedberg in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:52 | Southern Methodist | Edwin Veatch takes the ball from Rick Snyder | 6-9 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg banks in the layup set up by Edwin Veatch | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by Aaron Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Graham, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), John Cowling (SF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Wes Edwards (SG), Daniel Russell (SF), Thomas Beaudette (PF), Charles Bergeron (C) Thomas Ackles, Aaron Graham, Rick Snyder, Floyd Harnois, Michael Cox | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Kristopher Mire knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | Rice | John Cowling gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:26 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Wes Edwards | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire | 13-11 |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox (C) Charles Bergeron | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Michael Granados is fouled on the floor by Michael Cox - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois (PF) Michael Cox | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Casey Simpson blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Floyd Harnois | 13-11 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (SG), Rick Snyder (SF) Wes Edwards, Daniel Russell | |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Thomas Beaudette steps in front of the Casey Simpson pass | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nutter (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ackles (fresh) SF - Rick Snyder (fresh) PF - Floyd Harnois (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Beaudette (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder misses the jump hook from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:20 | Rice | John Nutter is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards (SG), Daniel Russell (SF) Thomas Ackles, Thomas Beaudette | |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (PG), Charles Bergeron (C) Johnny McGrath, Rick Snyder | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it home | 15-11 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Cowling | 17-11 |
| 09:05 | Southern Methodist | John Cowling steals it from Charles Bergeron | 17-11 |
| 08:45 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-11 |
| 08:28 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles is fouled on the floor by John Cowling - foul #1 on John Cowling, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), John Nutter (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Kristopher Mire, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Rick Snyder (PF), Thomas Beaudette (C) Thomas Ackles, Floyd Harnois, Charles Bergeron | |
| 07:55 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 07:30 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder throws it down and he's fouled by John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (SG) Wes Edwards | |
| 07:30 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Nutter (fresh) C - Stephen Kile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Johnny McGrath (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ackles (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Russell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Beaudette (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:43 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 06:14 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rick Snyder, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards (SG), Floyd Harnois (PF) Thomas Ackles, Daniel Russell | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses badly on a runner from the left block | 20-14 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't tip it in | 20-14 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham tips it home | 22-14 |
| 05:40 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois's floater is tipped away by Clay Farnham | 22-14 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Michael Granados snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Michael Granados is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Cunningham | 24-14 |
| 05:07 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rick Snyder | 24-17 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), John Nutter (PF) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (SF) Floyd Harnois | |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron is fouled on the floor by John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (SG) Wes Edwards | |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Charles Bergeron steals it from Stanley Cunningham in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 04:31 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 04:29 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ackles | 24-22 |
| 04:05 | Rice | John Nutter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Beaudette - foul #1 on Thomas Beaudette, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell (SF) Charles Bergeron | |
| 04:05 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:05 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF) Zachary Hedberg, John Nutter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham (PG), Wes Edwards (SG), Michael Cox (C) Johnny McGrath, Thomas Ackles, Rick Snyder | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Stephen Kile is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) PF - Jason Kent (fresh) C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aaron Graham (fresh) SG - Wes Edwards (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Russell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beaudette (tiring) C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Southern Methodist | A charge is called on Wes Edwards - foul #1 on Wes Edwards, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (PF) Thomas Beaudette | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Aaron Graham is called for the reach on Edwin Veatch - foul #3 on Aaron Graham, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (PG) Aaron Graham | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:01 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | John Cowling denies the turnaround by Michael Cox | 26-22 |
| 02:44 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is fouled in the backcourt by Wes Edwards - foul #2 on Wes Edwards, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath (PG), Floyd Harnois (PF) Wes Edwards, Daniel Russell | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:42 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | John Cowling denies the turnaround by Michael Cox | 27-22 |
| 02:29 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cox | 27-22 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 02:07 | Rice | John Cowling makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edwin Veatch | 29-25 |
| 01:51 | Southern Methodist | Johnny McGrath knocks in the jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:16 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Johnny McGrath is called for the reach on Michael Granados in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny McGrath, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), John Nutter (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, John Cowling, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards (SG), Rick Snyder (SF), Thomas Beaudette (PF) Thomas Ackles, Charles Bergeron, Floyd Harnois | |
| 01:10 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | Duane Lawhorn steals it from Thomas Beaudette | 31-27 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn lays it in | 33-27 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Nutter - foul #2 on John Nutter, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Michael Granados | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Russell (SF) Thomas Beaudette | |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:34 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Wes Edwards and he's hacked by Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (PG) Johnny McGrath | |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-31 |