| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charlie Elwood (fresh) SF - Randy Wade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Randy Wade inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | McNeese State | Robert Hall steps in front of the James Cora pass | 27-35 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Robert Hall banks in the layup | 27-37 |
| 19:26 | McNeese State | Randy Wade misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 27-37 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Hall and he's hacked by John Bullock - foul #1 on John Bullock, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:05 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to John Bullock | 27-39 |
| 18:44 | McNeese State | James Cora misses long on a shot in the lane | 27-39 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Trawick (SG) Charlie Elwood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:04 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:04 | McNeese State | James Cora gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 17:58 | McNeese State | John Trawick hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Bullock | 30-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Robert Hall's pass is intercepted by John Trawick | 30-40 |
| 17:26 | McNeese State | James Cora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Robert Hall buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Motyka | 30-42 |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | James Cora comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-42 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Robert Hall scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Motyka | 30-45 |
| 16:08 | McNeese State | Randy Wade connects on the floater in the paint | 32-45 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Robert Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodrick Beadles | 32-48 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Trawick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bullock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | McNeese State | John Bullock loses the ball out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), Charlie Elwood (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) John Ward, John Trawick, Randy Wade, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt scores on a floater from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 14:56 | McNeese State | Todd Nash can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-50 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled on the floor by Paul Sturtevant - foul #2 on Paul Sturtevant, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charlie Elwood - foul #3 on Charlie Elwood, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:19 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 14:19 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 14:19 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 13:45 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant hits a fadeaway from the right side | 36-52 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bryan Stehle - foul #2 on Bryan Stehle, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Trawick (SG), James Cora (PF), Dennis Moore (C) Todd Nash, Charlie Elwood, Bryan Stehle | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Robert Hall steals it from Thomas Bonner | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 36-54 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-54 |
| 12:01 | McNeese State | Dennis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 11:43 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses short on a floater from the right block | 36-54 |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to John Trawick | 36-54 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thomas Bonner (fairly fresh) SG - John Trawick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Sturtevant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cora (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | James Cora misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Ward (PG), Randy Wade (SF), John Bullock (C) Thomas Bonner, Paul Sturtevant, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, John Jones | |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | James Cora misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | James Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Major Arevalo drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-56 |
| 10:46 | McNeese State | John Trawick drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle (PF) James Cora | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:46 | McNeese State | John Trawick misses the free throw | 39-56 |
| 10:46 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Stehle | 39-56 |
| 10:40 | McNeese State | Randy Wade hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood (SG) John Trawick | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:40 | McNeese State | Randy Wade makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:28 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:26 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle lays it up and in | 44-56 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Greenwalt | 44-58 |
| 09:43 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle misses the floater near the basket | 44-58 |
| 09:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 44-58 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Major Arevalo's layup is rejected by John Bullock | 44-58 |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 09:10 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-58 |
| 09:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joaquin Yost | 44-58 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), John Trawick (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), James Cora (PF) John Ward, Charlie Elwood, Randy Wade, John Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Charles Kelly, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 09:04 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:04 | McNeese State | James Cora pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | James Cora knocks in the floater from the right block | 46-59 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:21 | McNeese State | John Trawick clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Todd Nash grabs the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 08:14 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant is fouled on the floor by Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner (C) Bryan Stehle | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Joaquin Yost | |
| 08:00 | McNeese State | Kevin Neihoff steals it from Todd Nash | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Sturtevant - foul #3 on Paul Sturtevant, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Ward (PG), Randy Wade (SF), John Bullock (C) Todd Nash, Paul Sturtevant, Thomas Bonner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | John Bullock gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Ward (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Trawick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Wade (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cora (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hall | 48-65 |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | John Trawick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #4 on John Ward, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (PG), Charlie Elwood (SG), Bryan Stehle (PF) John Ward, John Trawick, James Cora | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) Ronald Motyka | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Major Arevalo - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant (SF) Randy Wade | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 05:55 | McNeese State | Charlie Elwood gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Nicholas Phillips steals the ball from Charlie Elwood | 49-67 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Phillips | 49-70 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Todd Nash clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Bryan Stehle swats the short shot by Joaquin Yost | 49-70 |
| 04:36 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 04:17 | McNeese State | Todd Nash tips it back up and in | 51-70 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Bullock - foul #2 on John Bullock, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Trawick (SG), Thomas Bonner (PF), Dennis Moore (C) Charlie Elwood, Bryan Stehle, John Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, John Jones, Major Arevalo | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:57 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner pulls down the rebound | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joaquin Yost pulls down the rebound | 51-70 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Todd Nash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Trawick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Bonner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Manuel Wall connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | John Trawick is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #8 | 51-73 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle (PF) Todd Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (C) Joaquin Yost | |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | John Trawick makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | John Trawick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Paul Sturtevant steals it from Richard Greenwalt | 53-73 |
| 02:29 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Todd Nash (SF) Paul Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:29 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses the free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:29 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-73 |
| 02:15 | McNeese State | Todd Nash pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:03 | McNeese State | John Trawick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Dennis Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:45 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle loses the dribble to Kevin Neihoff | 55-73 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Charles Kelly knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Jones | 55-75 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #10 | 55-75 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Manuel Wall | |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Paul Sturtevant blocks the short jumper by Kevin Neihoff | 57-75 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Stehle | 57-75 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant grabs the board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Todd Nash banks in the layup | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt runs out the clock | 59-75 |