| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) SG - David Keese (fresh) SF - David Vegas (fresh) PF - John Stahl (fresh) C - Neil Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Edwin Veatch snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Keese - foul #1 on David Keese, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Neil Adkins | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | David Keese misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on John Stahl - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | John Stahl's pass is intercepted by Jason Kent | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Kent | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | John Stahl scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Homer Henderson, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (PF), Joshua Deason (C) David Keese, David Vegas, John Stahl, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Jason Kent scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the jumper from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Jonny Dawson, Young Xiong, Joshua Deason | |
| 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 | |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Kristopher Mire's pass is intercepted by Russell Riggs in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs lays it in | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Granados comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Harold Barnes takes the ball from Russell Riggs | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tiring) SG - David Keese (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Kile | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs is hacked by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF) Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the easy layup | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | John Stahl hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Henderson - foul #2 on Homer Henderson, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG) Homer Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Matt Sealey (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 15:05 | Rice | John Stahl steals the ball from Matt Sealey | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | John Stahl loses the dribble to Casey Simpson | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Jason Kent is fouled on the floor by John Stahl - foul #2 on John Stahl, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PF), Joshua Deason (C) John Stahl, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Kristopher Mire, Matt Sealey | |
| 14:02 | Rice | Edwin Veatch connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Kent | 8-13 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Edwin Veatch grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Jason Kent hits the finger roll | 8-15 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | David Keese can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (PG), Michael Granados (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | David Keese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Harold Barnes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Granados | 8-18 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Young Xiong double dribbles | 8-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (PF) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Neil Adkins is called for the reach on Stanley Cunningham - foul #1 on Neil Adkins, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Harold Barnes | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Keese - foul #2 on David Keese, team foul #7 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG) David Keese | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonny Dawson (tiring) SG - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) SF - David Vegas (tiring) PF - Russell Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses the shot from the right side | 8-20 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Clay Farnham is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 8-22 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-22 |
| 10:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Veatch | 8-22 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Jason Kent is fouled on the floor by David Vegas - foul #1 on David Vegas, team foul #8 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (PF) David Vegas | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Harold Barnes (SG), Matt Sealey (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 1st free throw | 8-23 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Deason | 8-23 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Young Xiong | 10-23 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Kristopher Mire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Riggs - foul #1 on Russell Riggs, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason grabs the defensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joshua Deason, team foul #10 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Harold Barnes | |
| 09:27 | Rice | Jonny Dawson is called for the reach on Kristopher Mire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #11 | 10-23 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 10-24 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson is fouled on the floor by Duane Lawhorn - foul #1 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 10-24 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (PF) Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Kristopher Mire, Matt Sealey, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Joshua Deason - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Michael Granados steals it from Neil Adkins | 10-24 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Jonny Dawson is called for the reach on Kristopher Mire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #12 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Young Xiong | 12-26 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 12-26 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 12-26 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Stephen Kile snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) SG - Young Xiong (tired) 2 reb. SF - David Vegas (tired) PF - Joshua Deason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Veatch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Veatch | 12-29 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Edwin Veatch takes the ball from David Vegas | 12-29 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Clay Farnham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 12-31 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-31 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 12-31 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Homer Henderson, team foul #13 | 12-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), Russell Riggs (PF) Homer Henderson, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Stephen Kile | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 12-32 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 12-33 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Stanley Cunningham steals it from David Keese | 12-33 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jason Kent misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 12-33 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 12-33 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Young Xiong | 15-33 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Kristopher Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (PF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Matt Sealey (PF) Kristopher Mire, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Matt Sealey swats the layup by Joshua Deason | 15-33 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Matt Sealey pulls down the rebound | 15-33 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is hacked by Young Xiong - foul #1 on Young Xiong, team foul #14 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Casey Simpson (C) Harold Barnes, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason pulls down the rebound | 15-34 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 15-34 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Edwin Veatch grabs the defensive rebound | 15-34 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Jason Kent connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire | 15-36 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Casey Simpson swats the dunk try by Young Xiong | 15-36 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Edwin Veatch gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Jason Kent is denied on a layup by Russell Riggs | 15-36 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-36 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Matt Sealey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-36 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Matt Sealey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joshua Deason - foul #2 on Joshua Deason, team foul #15 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Young Xiong, David Vegas, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Edwin Veatch, Matt Sealey, Casey Simpson | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 1st free throw | 15-37 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 15-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonny Dawson (tiring) SG - David Keese (tired) SF - Russell Riggs (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. C - Neil Adkins (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Riggs, team foul #16 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Jason Kent | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Jonny Dawson picks off the pass by Harold Barnes in the backcourt | 15-38 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-38 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the tip | 15-38 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham gets the rebound | 15-38 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 15-38 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | John Stahl snags the defensive board | 15-38 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | John Stahl lays it up and in | 17-38 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Jonny Dawson - foul #3 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #17 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Michael Granados, Harold Barnes, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 02:21 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 17-39 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-40 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Duane Lawhorn takes the ball from David Keese | 17-40 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Edwin Veatch slams it home set up by Duane Lawhorn | 17-42 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 17-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Jason Kent | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs banks in the layup | 19-42 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Stephen Kile is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by Duane Lawhorn | 19-44 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs can't connect on a floater near the basket | 19-44 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 19-44 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-44 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it in | 19-46 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-46 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the board | 19-46 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-49 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-49 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 19-49 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-49 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 19-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses the fullcourt shot | 19-49 |