| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Robert Hall knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 39-34 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Hugh Wittig is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #3 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:54 | Rice | Matthew Rafferty steals the ball from Nicholas Phillips | 42-34 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | Frank Sutton is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #3 on Major Arevalo, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG), Jacob Manning (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Frank Sutton, David Hayes, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Major Arevalo | |
| 18:26 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Oren | 44-34 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Chadwick Klingenberg is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #2 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), David Hayes (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Gerald Oren, Jacob Manning, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Matthew Rafferty, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-34 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:07 | Memphis | Roy Gibson gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Jason Leishman, Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #3 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Manuel Wall (SF) Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost | |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Robert Hall connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 15:54 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Oren (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Manuel Wall travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Gerald Oren, David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Manuel Wall, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:13 | Rice | John Jones hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Major Arevalo | 45-39 |
| 15:04 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jacob Manning | 47-39 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Carlos Murdock swats the shot by Major Arevalo | 47-39 |
| 14:46 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 14:28 | Memphis | Frank Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 14:27 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty double dribbles | 47-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Frank Sutton, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 13:41 | Memphis | Jacob Manning connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig | 49-39 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 49-39 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Jason Leishman pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:58 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Charles Kelly can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 49-39 |
| 12:48 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Rafferty | 49-39 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty's pass is intercepted by Robert Hall | 49-39 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Jacob Manning grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 12:23 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Hugh Wittig | 52-39 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Kelly and the foul's on Matthew Rafferty - foul #2 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Jason Leishman, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Major Arevalo | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:05 | Memphis | Gerald Oren grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:00 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (C) Ronald Motyka | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Roy Gibson - foul #1 on Roy Gibson, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Gerald Oren, Roy Gibson, David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Memphis | Kevin Neihoff takes the ball from Hugh Wittig | 52-44 |
| 10:53 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 10:52 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock connects on the jumper from the right block | 54-44 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carlos Murdock - foul #1 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Jason Leishman, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | Frank Sutton is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 09:44 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Sutton and he's hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #4 on Major Arevalo, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF) Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Major Arevalo | |
| 09:44 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Hugh Wittig steps in front of the Kevin Neihoff pass | 57-45 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Gerald Oren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig | 59-45 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 08:55 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses badly on a shot from the left side | 59-48 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff travels with the ball | 59-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Gerald Oren, Matthew Rafferty, David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 07:44 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Gibson | 59-48 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roy Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 61-50 |
| 06:51 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Leishman, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF) Jason Leishman, Roy Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Robert Hall buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 61-53 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #5 on Major Arevalo, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (C) Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| 06:02 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Wall | 62-53 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 05:41 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig tips it home | 64-53 |
| 04:26 | Rice | John Jones buries a fadeaway from the left side | 64-55 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-55 |
| 04:11 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Ronald Motyka denies the turnaround by Carlos Murdock | 64-55 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock tips it back up and in | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Jacob Manning scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig and he's hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), Joaquin Yost (C) Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka, John Jones | |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Jacob Manning makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-55 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jacob Manning | 69-55 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is hacked by Arthur Lovelady - foul #2 on Arthur Lovelady, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Roy Gibson (SF), David Hayes (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:02 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady double dribbles | 71-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF) Roy Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) John Jones | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt connects on the 3 from straight away | 71-60 |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Joaquin Yost is called for the reach on Frank Sutton - foul #4 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (C) Manuel Wall | |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jacob Manning denies the turnaround by Kevin Neihoff | 73-60 |
| 00:59 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Jacob Manning swats the layup by Kevin Neihoff | 74-60 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Jason Leishman pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 74-60 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:03 | Rice | John Jones is whistled for traveling | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig runs out the clock | 74-60 |