| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:50 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:50 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 19:32 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:09 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig | 27-33 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Jacob Manning swats the short shot by Ronald Motyka | 27-33 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig is fouled on the floor by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG) Hugh Wittig | |
| 17:56 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the runner in the paint | 27-33 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Jason Leishman tips it home | 27-35 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Ronald Motyka clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Manning - foul #1 on Jacob Manning, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady (C) Carlos Murdock | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Memphis | Jason Leishman drills a fadeaway from the left block | 29-37 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Hayes (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Jacob Manning, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg's fadeaway is rejected by John Jones | 29-37 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty tips it but misses | 29-37 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:56 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Leishman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 15:19 | Rice | David Hayes takes the ball from John Jones | 29-39 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jacob Manning (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, David Hayes, Carlos Murdock | |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Robert Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 32-40 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 34-40 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Jacob Manning lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #3 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (C) Arthur Lovelady | |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Jacob Manning makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 13:29 | Memphis | Jason Leishman pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock connects on the runner in the lane set up by Jacob Manning | 34-45 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Matthew Rafferty swats the layup by Rodrick Beadles | 34-45 |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig's fadeaway is rejected by Major Arevalo | 34-45 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Jacob Manning denies the turnaround by Ronald Motyka | 34-45 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Charles Kelly double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Charles Kelly, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Carlos Murdock | |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Major Arevalo blocks the short jumper by Jacob Manning | 34-45 |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Leishman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff blows the layup | 34-47 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it home | 36-47 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Rodrick Beadles steals it from Chadwick Klingenberg | 36-47 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rafferty - foul #1 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Roy Gibson (SF), Carlos Murdock (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Matthew Rafferty, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 38-47 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | Jason Leishman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hugh Wittig | 38-49 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff's floater is knocked away by Jacob Manning | 38-49 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Charles Kelly is whistled for a carry | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, John Jones | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning | |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, David Hayes | |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Joaquin Yost clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Matthew Rafferty is called for the reach on Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Rafferty - foul #3 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Kelly, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Frank Sutton, David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Leishman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Rodrick Beadles | 41-54 |
| 06:46 | Memphis | John Jones picks off the pass by Jacob Manning | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Leishman - foul #3 on Jason Leishman, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:05 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Rafferty | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is intercepted by David Hayes | 42-56 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-56 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) Hugh Wittig, Frank Sutton, Matthew Rafferty, David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 04:42 | Memphis | Jacob Manning comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-56 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock tips it back up and in | 45-58 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Major Arevalo lays it up and in set up by Robert Hall and the foul's on Jason Leishman - foul #4 on Jason Leishman, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Roy Gibson | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Carlos Murdock | 47-58 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty clanks a shot from the right side | 47-58 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Major Arevalo is called for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Frank Sutton, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Leishman | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Major Arevalo | 50-60 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Hayes | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Hugh Wittig steps in front of the Rodrick Beadles pass | 50-62 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig banks in the layup | 50-64 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 02:01 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Jason Leishman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Manning (PF), Carlos Murdock (C) David Hayes, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jason Leishman steals it from Richard Greenwalt | 50-66 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock lays it up and in on a great pass from Hugh Wittig | 50-68 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Jacob Manning denies the turnaround by Charles Kelly | 50-68 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | Jacob Manning gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Kelly | 50-70 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Hugh Wittig takes the ball from John Jones | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig runs out the clock | 50-70 |