| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Robert Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Tuck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lance Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Rapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Pellegrini (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jason Kent inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Jason Kent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-23 |
| 19:48 | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:44 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Kent - foul #1 on Jason Kent, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:44 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:44 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Lance Simpson steals it from Casey Simpson in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 19:28 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp misses badly on a shot in the paint | 24-24 |
| 19:26 | St. Paul's | Michael Tuck tips it home | 24-26 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses long on a jumper from close range | 24-26 |
| 19:05 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:01 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Edwin Veatch clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Jeffery - foul #2 on Robert Jeffery, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Trinidad Bounds (SG), Antonio Beckner (PF), Luther Neu (C) Michael Tuck, Timothy Rapp, Shawn Pellegrini | |
| 18:47 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:34 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner makes the shot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley (SF) Lance Simpson | |
| 18:22 | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Edwin Veatch | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | | |
| 18:08 | St. Paul's | Trinidad Bounds is hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| 17:56 | St. Paul's | Harold Barnes is called for the reach on Robert Jeffery - foul #2 on Harold Barnes, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| 17:47 | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp (PF), Calvin Lowe (C) Antonio Beckner, Luther Neu | |
| 17:47 | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Stephen Kile tips it in | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-34 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson (PG), Michael Tuck (SG), Lance Simpson (SF), Shawn Pellegrini (C) Robert Jeffery, Trinidad Bounds, Vincent Ashley, Timothy Rapp | |
| 16:46 | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 16:44 | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits a shot in the lane | 30-36 |
| 16:01 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 15:59 | St. Paul's | Calvin Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Aaron Chilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Simpson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Pellegrini (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | St. Paul's | Calvin Lowe drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Matt Sealey (PF) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Luther Neu (C) Shawn Pellegrini | |
| 15:54 | St. Paul's | Calvin Lowe makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp (PF) Calvin Lowe | |
| 15:40 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson throws it down set up by Aaron Chilson and he's hacked by Jason Kent - foul #2 on Jason Kent, team foul #9 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley (PG) Aaron Chilson | |
| 15:40 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 15:23 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Timothy Rapp | 30-42 |
| 15:17 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson lays it in set up by Vincent Ashley | 30-44 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Luther Neu swats the layup by Jason Kent | 30-44 |
| 14:56 | St. Paul's | Luther Neu grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 14:51 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Matt Sealey - foul #1 on Matt Sealey, team foul #10 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery (PG), Trinidad Bounds (SG), Aaron Chilson (SF), Calvin Lowe (C) Vincent Ashley, Michael Tuck, Lance Simpson, Luther Neu | |
| 14:51 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matt Sealey | 30-46 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Harold Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 14:26 | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 14:20 | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 14:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 30-46 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Trinidad Bounds - foul #3 on Trinidad Bounds, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson (SF), Antonio Beckner (PF) Aaron Chilson, Timothy Rapp | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Michael Granados is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 13:27 | St. Paul's | Michael Granados steals it from Trinidad Bounds | 33-46 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Michael Granados lays it up and in | 35-46 |
| 13:11 | St. Paul's | Clay Farnham swats the layup by Lance Simpson | 35-46 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clay Farnham | 37-46 |
| 12:52 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Harold Barnes, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley (PG), Michael Tuck (SG), Aaron Chilson (SF), Shawn Pellegrini (C) Robert Jeffery, Trinidad Bounds, Lance Simpson, Antonio Beckner | |
| 12:47 | Rice | Michael Tuck steals the ball from Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 12:33 | St. Paul's | Calvin Lowe knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 37-48 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the tip | 37-48 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Kent | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Veatch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Vincent Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Chilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Lowe (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Pellegrini (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Vincent Ashley is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Ashley, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Matt Sealey (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery (PG), Lance Simpson (SF), Antonio Beckner (PF), Luther Neu (C) Vincent Ashley, Aaron Chilson, Calvin Lowe, Shawn Pellegrini | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Jason Kent connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stephen Kile | 42-50 |
| 11:00 | St. Paul's | Luther Neu is fouled on the floor by Jason Kent - foul #3 on Jason Kent, team foul #11 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Trinidad Bounds (SG) Michael Tuck | |
| 11:00 | St. Paul's | Luther Neu makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:00 | St. Paul's | Luther Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Robert Jeffery - foul #3 on Robert Jeffery, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp (PF), Calvin Lowe (C) Antonio Beckner, Luther Neu | |
| 10:24 | Rice | Edwin Veatch connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Jason Kent | 44-52 |
| 10:02 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 10:00 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:42 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Trinidad Bounds | 44-54 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Matt Sealey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 09:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Sealey | 44-54 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Matt Sealey buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Timothy Rapp - foul #1 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley (PG), Aaron Chilson (SG) Robert Jeffery, Trinidad Bounds | |
| 09:27 | Rice | Matt Sealey makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:05 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp is fouled on the floor by Matt Sealey - foul #2 on Matt Sealey, team foul #12 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (PF) Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Michael Tuck (SG), Luther Neu (C) Lance Simpson, Calvin Lowe | |
| 09:05 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:05 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Stephen Kile can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 08:43 | St. Paul's | Luther Neu pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:21 | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 08:20 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 07:57 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp misses the dunk | 47-56 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Vincent Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Tuck (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Chilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Rapp (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Timothy Rapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Trinidad Bounds (SG), Lance Simpson (SF), Antonio Beckner (PF), Shawn Pellegrini (C) Michael Tuck, Aaron Chilson, Timothy Rapp, Luther Neu | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Clay Farnham drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Casey Simpson | 50-56 |
| 07:29 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson misses short on a runner near the basket | 50-56 |
| 07:28 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:19 | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini misses the easy layup | 50-56 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Edwin Veatch snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Casey Simpson is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 06:52 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #4 on Clay Farnham, team foul #13 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery (PG), Calvin Lowe (C) Vincent Ashley, Shawn Pellegrini | |
| 06:52 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:52 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Kristopher Mire loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini (C) Antonio Beckner | |
| 06:31 | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lance Simpson | 52-59 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Kile | 54-59 |
| 05:45 | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 05:18 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Shawn Pellegrini | 54-59 |
| 05:13 | St. Paul's | Stephen Kile is called for the reach on Shawn Pellegrini - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #14 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Matt Sealey (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Edwin Veatch, Clay Farnham, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson (PG), Michael Tuck (SG), Vincent Ashley (SF), Antonio Beckner (PF) Robert Jeffery, Trinidad Bounds, Lance Simpson, Calvin Lowe | |
| 05:13 | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:13 | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Jason Kent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:41 | St. Paul's | Duane Lawhorn steals it from Shawn Pellegrini | 54-61 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:18 | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson's pass is intercepted by Jason Kent | 57-61 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Michael Granados knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn and the foul's on Shawn Pellegrini - foul #1 on Shawn Pellegrini, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson (SF), Calvin Lowe (PF), Luther Neu (C) Vincent Ashley, Antonio Beckner, Shawn Pellegrini | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:01 | St. Paul's | Calvin Lowe pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:50 | St. Paul's | Michael Tuck's pass is intercepted by Harold Barnes | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Granados (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Paul's | PG - Aaron Chilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Tuck (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Simpson (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Lowe (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Neu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Lance Simpson is called for the reach on Harold Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Simpson, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) Michael Granados, Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery (PG), Timothy Rapp (PF) Aaron Chilson, Calvin Lowe | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:44 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:39 | St. Paul's | Michael Tuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:04 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson makes the fadeaway from the left side | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Kristopher Mire's pass is intercepted by Timothy Rapp | 62-63 |
| 02:44 | St. Paul's | Timothy Rapp buries a fadeaway near the basket | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Tuck - foul #2 on Michael Tuck, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Aaron Chilson (PG), Trinidad Bounds (SG), Vincent Ashley (SF), Calvin Lowe (C) Robert Jeffery, Michael Tuck, Lance Simpson, Luther Neu | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Timothy Rapp | 62-65 |
| 02:12 | St. Paul's | Vincent Ashley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Trinidad Bounds - foul #4 on Trinidad Bounds, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Antonio Beckner (PF) Timothy Rapp | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:55 | St. Paul's | Trinidad Bounds is whistled for a carry | 64-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Matt Sealey, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery (PG), Michael Tuck (SG), Lance Simpson (SF), Timothy Rapp (PF), Shawn Pellegrini (C) Aaron Chilson, Trinidad Bounds, Vincent Ashley, Antonio Beckner, Calvin Lowe | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Clay Farnham knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Duane Lawhorn | 66-65 |
| 01:29 | St. Paul's | Casey Simpson blocks the short jumper by Lance Simpson | 66-65 |
| 01:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 66-65 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 01:06 | St. Paul's | Jason Kent is called for the reach on Lance Simpson - foul #4 on Jason Kent, team foul #15 | 66-65 |
| 01:06 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:06 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it in | 68-66 |
| 00:46 | St. Paul's | Michael Tuck's layup is rejected by Jason Kent | 68-66 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Shawn Pellegrini is called for the reach on Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Shawn Pellegrini, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | St. Paul's | St. Paul's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | St. Paul's | The rebound goes to Lance Simpson | 68-66 |
| 00:13 | St. Paul's | Robert Jeffery's floater is tipped away by Jason Kent | 68-66 |
| 00:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Paul's | St. Paul's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham is hacked by Robert Jeffery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jeffery, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | St. Paul's | Shawn Pellegrini pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | St. Paul's | St. Paul's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | St. Paul's | Lance Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Duane Lawhorn | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn runs out the clock | 69-66 |