| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Robert Haupt (fresh) SG - Ray Tollison (fresh) SF - Joseph Pace (fresh) PF - Lee McCord (fresh) C - Edward Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) C - Sean Stutts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sean Stutts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | Lee McCord is called for the reach on Mark Fagin - foul #1 on Lee McCord, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Sean Stutts hits a runner in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Rice | John Herring knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Fagin | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Chattanooga | Mark Fagin blocks the jumper by Lee McCord | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Rice | John Herring misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Eric Gurganus hits the follow up shot | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Chattanooga | Edward Flynn is whistled for a carry | 0-6 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Sean Stutts | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jae Champion | 0-8 |
| 17:12 | Chattanooga | Joseph Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the offensive board | 0-8 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ray Tollison is called for the reach on Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Ray Tollison, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 16:33 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:24 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt scores on a jumper in the paint | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:00 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt grabs the board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Robert Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Tollison (fresh) SF - Joseph Pace (fresh) PF - Lee McCord (fresh) C - Edward Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jae Champion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | Chattanooga | Joseph Pace tips it home | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Eric Gurganus connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Fagin | 4-11 |
| 15:26 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Haupt, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | John Lefever (PG), Steven Cutler (SG), James Whitmer (SF), Michael Tamez (PF), Joseph Sizer (C) Robert Haupt, Ray Tollison, Joseph Pace, Lee McCord, Edward Flynn | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Joseph Sizer steals the ball from Colby Dickison | 4-11 |
| 14:55 | Chattanooga | Steven Cutler makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Tamez | 7-11 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Cutler - foul #1 on Steven Cutler, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt (PG) James Whitmer | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Mark Fagin (PF) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Colby Dickison | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:20 | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez buries a jumper from the left side set up by Steven Cutler | 9-12 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Cutler - foul #2 on Steven Cutler, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison (SG), Joseph Pace (SF), Lee McCord (PF), Edward Flynn (C) John Lefever, Steven Cutler, Michael Tamez, Joseph Sizer | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Sean Stutts | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:41 | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ray Tollison, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski (SG) Ray Tollison | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Ralph Hannum | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Mark Fagin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pace - foul #1 on Joseph Pace, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | John Lefever (SG) Thomas Adamski | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:23 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:57 | Chattanooga | Joseph Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski (SG) Robert Haupt | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Sean Stutts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 12:39 | Chattanooga | Edward Flynn pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:26 | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | Rice | John Herring scores on a 3 from the right wing | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - John Lefever (fresh) SG - Thomas Adamski (fresh) SF - Joseph Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee McCord (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Flynn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord lays it in set up by John Lefever | 11-18 |
| 11:27 | Rice | John Herring is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #1 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt (PG), James Whitmer (SF), Michael Tamez (PF), Joseph Sizer (C) John Lefever, Joseph Pace, Lee McCord, Edward Flynn | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) John Herring, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison, Sean Stutts | |
| 11:09 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Whitmer | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Robert Reed double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Jae Champion | |
| 10:36 | Chattanooga | James Whitmer is hacked by Eric Gurganus - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | John Lefever (SG) Thomas Adamski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (PG), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Robert Reed | |
| 10:19 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Sizer | 16-18 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the shot from the right block | 16-18 |
| 10:11 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:05 | Chattanooga | The short jumper by James Whitmer is denied by Mark Fagin | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Rice | John Lefever steals the ball from Mark Fagin | 16-18 |
| 09:40 | Chattanooga | James Whitmer misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:22 | Chattanooga | John Lefever can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Ralph Hannum's pass is intercepted by John Lefever | 16-18 |
| 08:51 | Chattanooga | James Whitmer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Sean Stutts pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Jae Champion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Steven Gray (PG), Thomas Adamski (SG), Joseph Pace (SF), Lee McCord (PF), Edward Flynn (C) Robert Haupt, John Lefever, James Whitmer, Michael Tamez, Joseph Sizer | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts | |
| 08:23 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Pace - foul #2 on Joseph Pace, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Whitmer (SF) Joseph Pace | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Colby Dickison (PF) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Mark Fagin | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Steven Gray (fresh) SG - Thomas Adamski (fresh) SF - James Whitmer (fresh) PF - Lee McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Jae Champion drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 07:14 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord misses badly on a floater from the right block | 16-22 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Colby Dickison pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 07:02 | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Colby Dickison snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 06:31 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:26 | Chattanooga | James Whitmer knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Adamski and he's hacked by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt (PG), John Lefever (SG), Joseph Sizer (C) Steven Gray, Thomas Adamski, Edward Flynn | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison, Robert Reed | |
| 06:26 | Chattanooga | James Whitmer makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Mark Fagin is hacked by Lee McCord - foul #2 on Lee McCord, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez (PF) Lee McCord | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Mark Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Mark Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Joseph Sizer | 19-25 |
| 05:54 | Chattanooga | John Lefever is fouled on the floor by Eric Gurganus - foul #2 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG) Eric Gurganus | |
| 05:39 | Chattanooga | John Lefever is hacked by Jae Champion - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (SG) Jae Champion | |
| 05:30 | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 19-25 |
| 05:29 | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez tips it in | 21-25 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Sean Stutts slams it home on a great pass from Mark Fagin | 21-27 |
| 04:53 | Chattanooga | Joseph Sizer hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Lefever | 24-27 |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Herring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-27 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Henry Sexton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Whitmer - foul #1 on James Whitmer, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski (SG), Edward Flynn (C) John Lefever, Joseph Sizer | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF) John Herring, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:40 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Sean Stutts gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Robert Haupt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Adamski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Whitmer (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Michael Tamez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Flynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) C - Sean Stutts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Robert Reed misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 24-28 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Robert Reed lays it up and in | 24-30 |
| 03:01 | Chattanooga | Thomas Adamski is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Steven Cutler (PG), Ray Tollison (SG), Joseph Pace (SF), Lee McCord (PF) Robert Haupt, Thomas Adamski, James Whitmer, Michael Tamez | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Henry Sexton, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-30 |
| 02:40 | Chattanooga | Edward Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:33 | Chattanooga | Edward Flynn misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 24-30 |
| 02:32 | Chattanooga | Lee McCord grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:16 | Chattanooga | Steven Cutler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Ray Tollison picks off the pass by Jae Champion | 24-30 |
| 01:54 | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison misses the lay-in | 24-30 |
| 01:52 | Chattanooga | Edward Flynn tips it home | 26-30 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Jae Champion is hacked by Steven Cutler - foul #3 on Steven Cutler, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt (PG), Joseph Sizer (C) Steven Cutler, Edward Flynn | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Colby Dickison (C) Ralph Hannum, Robert Reed | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:16 | Chattanooga | Robert Haupt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jae Champion is hacked by Lee McCord - foul #3 on Lee McCord, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez (PF) Lee McCord | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Sean Stutts (C) John Herring, Mark Fagin, Colby Dickison | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:52 | Chattanooga | Michael Tamez grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 00:38 | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Stutts - foul #1 on Sean Stutts, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 00:38 | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:38 | Chattanooga | Ray Tollison misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Mark Fagin gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Eric Gurganus loses the ball out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | John Lefever (SG) Ray Tollison | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (C) Sean Stutts | |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Joseph Sizer is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hannum - foul #1 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Sean Stutts (C) John Herring, Ralph Hannum, Mark Fagin, Colby Dickison | |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Joseph Sizer makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Joseph Sizer misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:02 | Chattanooga | Joseph Pace snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | Chattanooga | The clock runs out | 28-32 |