| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dean Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Reis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Matthew Glass (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | William Reis inbounds the ball | 26-51 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | William Reis clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 26-51 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 19:29 | Rice | John Watson is whistled for a carry | 26-51 |
| 19:01 | Memphis | Dean Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-51 |
| 19:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 26-51 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Gregg Moore scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Craig Chappell | 29-51 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | Matthew Glass drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 29-53 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 32-53 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gabriel Romano | 32-55 |
| 17:56 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Matthew Glass - foul #2 on Matthew Glass, team foul #1 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:56 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:29 | Memphis | William Reis is fouled on the floor by Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SF) Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Dean Wood makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Reis | 35-58 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dean Wood - foul #3 on Dean Wood, team foul #2 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (SG), Lewis Fortner (C) Dean Wood, Matthew Glass | |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:39 | Memphis | William Reis misses the 3 from straight away | 37-58 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Lewis Fortner denies the turnaround by Robert Pearce | 37-58 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the tip | 37-58 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 16:08 | Rice | James Snow scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 40-58 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:51 | Memphis | William Reis hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Josef Malkoski | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Josef Malkoski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Reis (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lewis Fortner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by William Reis - foul #2 on William Reis, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregory Freeman, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dean Wood (SG), John Deems (SF), Matthew Widman (PF) Gabriel Romano, William Reis, Larry Hawkins | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Raymond Burns is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-60 |
| 15:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Lewis Fortner | 40-60 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Dean Wood - foul #4 on Raymond Burns, team foul #2 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Glass (C) Lewis Fortner | |
| 14:36 | Memphis | Matthew Glass is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG) Dean Wood | |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Matthew Glass comes up short on the runner near the basket | 40-60 |
| 14:14 | Memphis | Matthew Widman tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Josef Malkoski steals the ball from John Watson in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Matthew Glass comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-62 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Gregg Moore gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Josef Malkoski steals it from Gregg Moore | 40-62 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Matthew Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-62 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dean Wood (SG), William Reis (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), Lewis Fortner (C) Josef Malkoski, Max Routt, John Deems, Matthew Widman, Matthew Glass | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #4 | 40-62 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Dean Wood misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Robert Pearce pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Larry Hawkins swats the shot by Gregg Moore | 41-62 |
| 12:12 | Memphis | William Reis pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Dean Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dean Wood (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Reis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lewis Fortner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-62 |
| 11:28 | Rice | James Snow tips it home | 43-62 |
| 11:09 | Memphis | Dean Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 11:05 | Rice | James Snow is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (PG), Max Routt (SG), John Deems (SF), Matthew Widman (PF) Gabriel Romano, Dean Wood, William Reis, Larry Hawkins | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Raymond Phipps knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 45-62 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-62 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Widman | 45-62 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner blows the layup but he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Watson gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Josef Malkoski steps in front of the Craig Chappell pass in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski lays it in | 45-64 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the easy layup | 45-64 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Matthew Widman gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Max Routt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Max Routt, team foul #6 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), William Reis (SF), Matthew Glass (C) Max Routt, John Deems, Lewis Fortner | |
| 09:14 | Rice | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it in | 47-64 |
| 08:54 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-64 |
| 08:52 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano tips it in | 47-66 |
| 08:47 | Rice | The short jumper by Craig Chappell is denied by Matthew Glass | 47-66 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | William Reis gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | John Watson is called for the reach on William Reis - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), James Snow (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregory Freeman, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (PG), Dean Wood (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF) Gabriel Romano, Josef Malkoski, Matthew Widman | |
| 07:58 | Memphis | Matthew Glass misses the easy layup | 47-66 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Dean Wood steps in front of the Craig Chappell pass in the backcourt | 47-66 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | William Reis banks in the layup set up by Dean Wood | 47-68 |
| 07:45 | Rice | James Snow hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (tiring) 9 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Max Routt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Reis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Glass (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Memphis | Dean Wood misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-68 |
| 07:22 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins tips it in | 50-70 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins gets the rebound | 50-70 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | Dean Wood is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #3 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (PG), Josef Malkoski (SG), John Deems (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Lewis Fortner (C) Max Routt, Dean Wood, William Reis, Larry Hawkins, Matthew Glass | |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Lewis Fortner | 50-72 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Craig Chappell can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 50-72 |
| 06:19 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski loses the ball out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-72 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner can't finish the layup | 50-72 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Gabriel Romano is called for the reach on Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #7 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Adam Pease (C) John Watson, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF) Josef Malkoski, Lewis Fortner | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Raymond Flowers | 50-72 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers jams it set up by Larry Hawkins | 50-74 |
| 04:45 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Larry Hawkins | 50-74 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | John Deems clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-74 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 50-74 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Max Routt - foul #2 on Max Routt, team foul #8 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Robert Pearce (C) James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Memphis | Josef Malkoski (PG), Matthew Widman (PF), Lewis Fortner (C) Gabriel Romano, Larry Hawkins, Raymond Flowers | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:58 | Memphis | Matthew Widman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 52-74 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Matthew Widman is called for the reach on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Matthew Widman, team foul #9 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Max Routt gets the rebound | 53-74 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Josef Malkoski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Max Routt (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Deems (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Widman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Fortner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Max Routt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-74 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is fouled on the floor by Matthew Widman - foul #2 on Matthew Widman, team foul #10 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Flowers (C) Lewis Fortner | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | John Deems misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers can't tip it in | 55-74 |
| 02:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 55-74 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a shot from close range | 55-74 |
| 02:39 | Rice | James Snow tips it home | 57-74 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | John Deems's floater is tipped away by Richard Mascarenas | 57-74 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Max Routt can't tip it in | 57-74 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Raymond Burns loses the dribble to John Deems in the backcourt | 57-74 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 02:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Snow | 57-74 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Max Routt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Max Routt, team foul #11 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lewis Fortner (C) Raymond Flowers | |
| 02:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:00 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Max Routt | 58-76 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-76 |
| 00:44 | Memphis | John Deems hits a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #7 | 60-78 |
| 00:44 | Memphis | John Deems misses the free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 60-78 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | James Snow makes the fadeaway from the right block | 62-78 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Lewis Fortner hits a floater from close range | 62-80 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is hacked by John Deems in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Deems, team foul #12 | 62-80 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Josef Malkoski runs out the clock | 64-80 |