| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Gerace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace connects on the jumper from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 19:30 | Rice | John Jones's floater is tipped away by William Bray | 36-33 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 18:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Kelly steals the ball from Manuel Gerace | 37-33 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Gary Ferguson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 37-35 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 37-35 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (SG) Marvin Cadogan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Kelly picks off the pass by William Bray | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Manuel Gerace is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #3 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG), Albert Valez (SF), Jason Aust (PF), Brian Sexton (C) Tano Akiyama, William Bray, Manuel Gerace, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mitchell Winkles - foul #2 on Mitchell Winkles, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton is fouled on the floor by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG) John Utterback | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG), Chris Campbell (C) Nicholas Phillips, Paul Polston | |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan lays it up and in on a great pass from Mitchell Winkles | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Valez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Aust (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), John Utterback (SG), William Bray (SF), Manuel Gerace (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Mitchell Winkles, Marvin Cadogan, Albert Valez, Jason Aust, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Tano Akiyama - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman tips it in | 41-40 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Jones denies the turnaround by Manuel Gerace | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Jones | 41-42 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Kelly | 41-45 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Hoffman | 43-45 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Tano Akiyama is called for the reach on Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), Albert Valez (C) John Utterback, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF) Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| 12:30 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tano Akiyama | 46-48 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips loses the dribble to William Bray | 46-48 |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Tano Akiyama (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Cadogan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Gerace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Neihoff | 46-51 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Phillips steals it from William Bray | 46-51 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips banks in the layup | 46-53 |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Albert Valez is denied by Kevin Neihoff | 46-53 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez tips it in | 48-53 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a shot from the right block | 48-53 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Tano Akiyama | 48-53 |
| 10:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace tips it home | 50-53 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Albert Valez is called for the reach on Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Albert Valez, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (PG), John Utterback (SG), Jason Aust (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Tano Akiyama, Marvin Cadogan, William Bray, Manuel Gerace, Albert Valez | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) William Burakowski | |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the turnaround from the right block set up by John Jones | 53-55 |
| 08:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 53-55 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Manuel Wall clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Joel Hoffman swats the layup by John Jones | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 07:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Utterback (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Aust (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton hits a turnaround from the left block | 55-55 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Joseph Horn is hacked by Brian Sexton - foul #2 on Brian Sexton, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Marvin Cadogan (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Manuel Gerace (PF), Albert Valez (C) Mitchell Winkles, John Utterback, Jason Aust, Brian Sexton, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Manuel Gerace - foul #4 on Manuel Gerace, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SF) Thomas Kincade | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips and the foul's on Albert Valez - foul #2 on Albert Valez, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace tips it in | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Kelly | 57-62 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez is fouled on the floor by Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Kelly | 58-65 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Kelly picks off the pass by Tano Akiyama in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Charles Kelly lays it in | 58-67 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (SG), Brian Sexton (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Marvin Cadogan, Manuel Gerace, Albert Valez | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Paul Polston, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is whistled for a carry | 63-69 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG), Jason Aust (SF) Tano Akiyama, William Bray | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 03:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Utterback (fresh) SF - Jason Aust (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Sexton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Manuel Wall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Aust hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Hoffman | 65-72 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama (PG), Marvin Cadogan (SG), Albert Valez (SF), Manuel Gerace (PF) Mitchell Winkles, John Utterback, Jason Aust, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn | |
| 02:21 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 65-75 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Bray (SF) Albert Valez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Rice | William Bray picks off the pass by Gary Ferguson | 66-75 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Kelly steals it from Manuel Gerace | 66-75 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses the tip | 66-75 |
| 01:05 | Rice | John Jones tips it in | 66-77 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (SG), Albert Valez (SF), Jason Aust (PF), Brian Sexton (C) Marvin Cadogan, William Bray, Manuel Gerace, Joel Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Tano Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Burakowski is hacked by Mitchell Winkles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Winkles, team foul #8 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan (SG), William Bray (SF), Manuel Gerace (PF), Joel Hoffman (C) Mitchell Winkles, Albert Valez, Jason Aust, Brian Sexton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn | |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Burakowski misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Gerace pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan is hacked by Gary Ferguson - foul #3 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #12 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) William Burakowski | |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Tano Akiyama - foul #3 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #9 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Joel Hoffman snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Bray | 73-77 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled in the backcourt by Tano Akiyama - foul #4 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-79 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by Tano Akiyama in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tano Akiyama, team foul #11 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (PG) Tano Akiyama | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Marvin Cadogan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Greenwalt | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Kelly runs out the clock | 73-81 |