| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SF - Curtis Tavera (fresh) PF - Casey Carter (fresh) C - Boris Zellers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Curtis Tavera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Troy | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Troy | Casey Carter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 19:35 | Troy | Casey Carter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Troy | Casey Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Manuel Wall is whistled for a carry | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Troy | John Koenig is fouled on the floor by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Troy | Casey Carter knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Manuel Wall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is hacked by Curtis Tavera - foul #1 on Curtis Tavera, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Troy | Boris Zellers lays it in on a great pass from Curtis Tavera | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by John Koenig - foul #1 on John Koenig, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Bryan Aliff (PF) Casey Carter | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on an open shot near the basket | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Troy | Charles Kelly steps in front of the Boris Zellers pass | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Edward Gilliard (C) John Koenig, Daniel Johnson, Curtis Tavera, Boris Zellers | |
| 16:43 | Troy | Yul Huang connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Aliff | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Manuel Wall connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Ferguson | 7-8 |
| 16:19 | Troy | Bryan Aliff knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Telek Zavacky | 7-10 |
| 15:59 | Rice | John Jones drills a shot in the paint set up by Charles Kelly | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Buchanan (fresh) SG - Telek Zavacky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yul Huang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Gilliard (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Troy | John Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Charles Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Manuel Wall is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 12-10 |
| 15:05 | Troy | Edward Gilliard clanks a shot from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Bryan Aliff steals the ball from Gary Ferguson | 12-10 |
| 14:35 | Troy | Yul Huang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 14:33 | Troy | Edward Gilliard gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:20 | Troy | Yul Huang's pass is intercepted by Manuel Wall | 12-10 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Jones | 14-10 |
| 13:52 | Troy | John Buchanan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Telek Zavacky | 14-13 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Wall | 16-13 |
| 13:26 | Troy | John Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Curtis Tavera (SF), Casey Carter (PF), Boris Zellers (C) John Buchanan, Telek Zavacky, Yul Huang, Bryan Aliff, Edward Gilliard | |
| 13:18 | Rice | William Burakowski drills a shot from the left block | 18-13 |
| 12:59 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Paul Polston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 12:51 | Troy | The rebound goes to Curtis Tavera | 18-13 |
| 12:24 | Troy | Curtis Tavera's layup is rejected by Joseph Horn | 18-13 |
| 12:23 | Troy | John Koenig grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 12:09 | Troy | Curtis Tavera makes the 3 from straight away set up by Casey Carter | 18-16 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Paul Polston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Reynolds (C) Boris Zellers | |
| 11:53 | Troy | John Koenig misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - William Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Casey Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the lay-in | 18-16 |
| 11:41 | Troy | The rebound goes to Casey Carter | 18-16 |
| 11:28 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 11:13 | Rice | William Burakowski is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Boris Zellers (C) John Koenig, Daniel Johnson, Curtis Tavera | |
| 10:53 | Rice | John Jones scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 20-16 |
| 10:42 | Troy | Brian Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Troy | Curtis Tavera (SF) Brian Reynolds | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Manuel Wall is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Kelly and he's hacked by Viktor Kuligowski - foul #1 on Viktor Kuligowski, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:06 | Troy | Boris Zellers dunks the ball on a nice dish by Curtis Tavera | 23-18 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-18 |
| 09:54 | Troy | The rebound goes to Boris Zellers | 23-18 |
| 09:39 | Troy | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Viktor Kuligowski - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), John Buchanan (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) Viktor Kuligowski, Telek Zavacky, Curtis Tavera, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| 09:27 | Troy | The short jumper by Yul Huang is denied by Kevin Neihoff | 23-18 |
| 09:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Jones | 23-18 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is hacked by Yul Huang - foul #1 on Yul Huang, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt loses the dribble to Brian Reynolds | 23-18 |
| 08:50 | Troy | John Koenig comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Manuel Wall pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:30 | Rice | William Burakowski makes the floater from the left side | 25-18 |
| 08:21 | Troy | Bryan Aliff's floater is tipped away by Joseph Horn | 25-18 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Manuel Wall loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Paul Polston (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) William Burakowski, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Curtis Tavera (SF), Edward Gilliard (PF), Boris Zellers (C) John Koenig, John Buchanan, Yul Huang, Bryan Aliff, Brian Reynolds | |
| 08:02 | Troy | Curtis Tavera is hacked by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Boris Zellers comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Boris Zellers misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Boris Zellers misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:56 | Troy | Boris Zellers gets the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:41 | Troy | Edward Gilliard clanks a floater from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 07:39 | Troy | Boris Zellers grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Polston (fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Viktor Kuligowski (fresh) SG - Telek Zavacky (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Gilliard (fresh) C - Boris Zellers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Troy | Boris Zellers's floater is tipped away by John Jones | 25-18 |
| 07:24 | Troy | Curtis Tavera grabs the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 07:07 | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski loses the dribble to Chris Campbell | 25-18 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Boris Zellers steals it from Chris Campbell | 25-18 |
| 06:35 | Troy | Edward Gilliard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Tavera | 25-21 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Telek Zavacky is called for the reach on Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Telek Zavacky, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), John Buchanan (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Casey Carter (PF) Viktor Kuligowski, Telek Zavacky, Curtis Tavera, Edward Gilliard | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:33 | Troy | The rebound goes to John Buchanan | 26-21 |
| 06:17 | Troy | Boris Zellers connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Casey Carter and he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 06:17 | Troy | Boris Zellers misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:17 | Troy | Yul Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:55 | Troy | Boris Zellers misses the lay-in | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Troy | John Buchanan tips it home | 26-25 |
| 05:48 | Rice | William Burakowski is hacked by John Buchanan - foul #1 on John Buchanan, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Brian Reynolds (C) Boris Zellers | |
| 05:48 | Rice | William Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:48 | Rice | William Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:34 | Troy | Yul Huang clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Bryan Aliff (PF) Casey Carter | |
| 05:34 | Troy | Yul Huang makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:34 | Troy | Yul Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 05:25 | Troy | John Koenig grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 05:21 | Troy | John Koenig misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 05:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Burakowski | 28-27 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Brian Reynolds - foul #1 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Kelly, William Burakowski, Joseph Horn, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Troy | Curtis Tavera (SF) Yul Huang | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:58 | Troy | The rebound goes to Curtis Tavera | 30-27 |
| 04:44 | Troy | Bryan Aliff misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG) John Koenig | |
| 04:44 | Troy | Bryan Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:44 | Troy | Bryan Aliff makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is hacked by Viktor Kuligowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Viktor Kuligowski, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG) Viktor Kuligowski, John Buchanan | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:31 | Troy | Telek Zavacky drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Koenig | 32-32 |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Jones misses long on an open jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Aliff - foul #1 on Bryan Aliff, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Troy | Casey Carter (PF), Edward Gilliard (C) Bryan Aliff, Brian Reynolds | |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:01 | Troy | John Koenig makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Tavera | 34-35 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Paul Polston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG) John Koenig, Telek Zavacky | |
| 03:45 | Troy | Casey Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 03:44 | Troy | Casey Carter grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Edward Gilliard is hacked by Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #10 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Joseph Horn (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Troy | Yul Huang (SF) Curtis Tavera | |
| 03:28 | Troy | Edward Gilliard makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:28 | Troy | Edward Gilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Burakowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 blk. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Viktor Kuligowski (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yul Huang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Casey Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilliard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Viktor Kuligowski steals it from Manuel Wall in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 03:17 | Troy | William Burakowski is called for the reach on Casey Carter - foul #1 on William Burakowski, team foul #11 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Troy | Boris Zellers (C) Edward Gilliard | |
| 03:17 | Troy | Casey Carter misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:17 | Troy | Casey Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 34-36 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-36 |
| 02:54 | Troy | Boris Zellers grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 02:41 | Troy | Boris Zellers double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Bryan Aliff (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) Viktor Kuligowski, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| 02:21 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is hacked by Bryan Aliff - foul #2 on Bryan Aliff, team foul #12 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) William Burakowski, Joseph Horn, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Troy | Curtis Tavera (SF) Yul Huang | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:10 | Troy | Bryan Aliff grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 01:55 | Troy | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 01:45 | Troy | The rebound goes to Brian Reynolds | 35-36 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Brian Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Edward Gilliard (C) John Buchanan, Brian Reynolds | |
| 01:08 | Rice | Paul Polston hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:49 | Troy | Curtis Tavera misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 00:47 | Troy | Curtis Tavera snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:32 | Troy | Daniel Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Viktor Kuligowski | 37-39 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Polston | 39-39 |
| 00:04 | Troy | Curtis Tavera hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Gilliard | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-41 |