| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Carson (fresh) SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) SF - Roderick Holmes (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chisolm (fresh) C - Paul Harris (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 | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by William Carson - foul #1 on William Carson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Jackson State | Paul Harris grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | The short jumper by Casey Simpson is denied by Jeffrey Chisolm | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Jackson State | Paul Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Duane Lawhorn - foul #1 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:12 | Rice | William Carson picks off the pass by Edwin Veatch | 0-1 |
| 18:05 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:03 | Jackson State | William Carson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:48 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-1 |
| 17:39 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Paul Harris | 0-1 |
| 17:10 | Jackson State | Casey Simpson is called for the reach on Carlton Becker - foul #1 on Casey Simpson, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 17:00 | Jackson State | Paul Harris buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlton Becker | 0-3 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 16:40 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Carson | 0-6 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Jason Kent hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Jackson State | Clay Farnham steals it from Carlton Becker | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Chisolm (fresh) C - Paul Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chisolm - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chisolm, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlton Becker and he's fouled by Stanley Cunningham - foul #1 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Johnson (SF), Bradley Hovis (C) Roderick Holmes, Paul Harris | |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Jackson State | William Carson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mire | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Carlton Becker takes the ball from Harold Barnes | 7-9 |
| 13:56 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 13:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Barnes | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bradley Hovis - foul #1 on Bradley Hovis, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG), Roderick Holmes (SF), Paul Harris (C) William Carson, Carlton Becker, Jeffrey Chisolm | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Jackson State | Paul Harris pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:03 | Jackson State | Paul Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Michael Granados | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Casey Simpson | 11-9 |
| 12:25 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jason Kent - foul #1 on Jason Kent, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Carlton Becker (SG) Brian Johnson | |
| 12:25 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Clay Farnham knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edwin Veatch and he's hacked by Bradley Hovis - foul #2 on Bradley Hovis, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Acuna (PF) Bradley Hovis | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:00 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roderick Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Acuna (fresh) C - Paul Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlton Becker | 15-13 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Casey Simpson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Edwin Veatch connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 17-13 |
| 10:15 | Jackson State | Paul Harris buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carlton Becker | 17-15 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Edwin Veatch connects on the shot from close range | 19-15 |
| 09:36 | Jackson State | The jump hook by Paul Harris is blocked by Clay Farnham | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jason Kent is hacked by Roderick Holmes - foul #1 on Roderick Holmes, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Carson (PG), Joshua Kempton (SG), Brian Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Chisolm (PF), Michael Coney (C) Lloyd Prichard, Carlton Becker, Roderick Holmes, Larry Acuna, Paul Harris | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kempton - foul #1 on Joshua Kempton, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Kristopher Mire scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harold Barnes | 22-15 |
| 08:44 | Jackson State | Michael Granados picks off the pass by Brian Johnson | 22-15 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Michael Granados is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Carlton Becker (SG) Joshua Kempton | |
| 08:12 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 08:12 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:12 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Michael Coney - foul #1 on Michael Coney, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Acuna (C) Michael Coney | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:51 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlton Becker (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brian Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chisolm (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Kristopher Mire snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edwin Veatch | 25-17 |
| 06:46 | Jackson State | William Carson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Kile - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes (SF), Paul Harris (C) Brian Johnson, Larry Acuna | |
| 06:46 | Jackson State | William Carson makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:46 | Jackson State | William Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Clay Farnham loses the ball out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 05:58 | Jackson State | Clay Farnham denies the turnaround by Roderick Holmes | 25-19 |
| 05:57 | Jackson State | Paul Harris tips it in | 25-21 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Jason Kent can't throw it down | 25-21 |
| 05:32 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 05:23 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Carson and the foul's on Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG), Larry Acuna (PF) William Carson, Jeffrey Chisolm | |
| 05:23 | Jackson State | Carlton Becker makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Jason Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 04:39 | Jackson State | Paul Harris snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | Casey Simpson is called for the reach on Lloyd Prichard - foul #2 on Casey Simpson, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Stanley Cunningham (PF) Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Carson (PG) Carlton Becker | |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Roderick Holmes blocks the short jumper by Jason Kent | 25-26 |
| 03:52 | Jackson State | Paul Harris gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Jackson State | Paul Harris comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Kent - foul #2 on Jason Kent, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (PF) Jason Kent | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Chisolm (PF) Roderick Holmes, Larry Acuna | |
| 03:29 | Jackson State | Paul Harris misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Jackson State | Paul Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Granados (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Prichard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Chisolm (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-27 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:06 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:00 | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard double dribbles | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Harold Barnes (SF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Carlton Becker (SG), Bradley Hovis (C) Lloyd Prichard, Paul Harris | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Kristopher Mire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 02:27 | Jackson State | William Carson loses the dribble to Kristopher Mire | 25-27 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Kristopher Mire lays it up and in | 27-27 |
| 02:20 | Jackson State | William Carson is hacked by Kristopher Mire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes (SF) Brian Johnson | |
| 02:20 | Jackson State | William Carson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:20 | Jackson State | William Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Casey Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:52 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:36 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Carson | 27-31 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Roderick Holmes is called for the reach on Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Roderick Holmes, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF) Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lloyd Prichard (PG), Paul Harris (C) William Carson, Bradley Hovis | |
| 01:26 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:26 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Chisolm gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:07 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jason Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 00:31 | Jackson State | Roderick Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlton Becker | 27-33 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Roderick Holmes - foul #3 on Roderick Holmes, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (PF) Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Carson (PG), Brian Johnson (SF), Bradley Hovis (PF) Lloyd Prichard, Roderick Holmes, Jeffrey Chisolm | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:08 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Paul Harris | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Paul Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-33 |