| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fresh) SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) C - Michael Beck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) PF - George Geiger (fresh) C - Steve Lovett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | New Orleans | James Caraballo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Colby Dickison drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jae Champion and he's fouled by James Caraballo - foul #1 on James Caraballo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Chioke Alhusseini is blocked by Michael Beck | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett is fouled on the floor by Michael Beck - foul #1 on Michael Beck, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Colby Dickison can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | New Orleans | George Geiger misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Rice | James Caraballo steps in front of the Colby Dickison pass | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez loses the dribble to Colby Dickison | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman's fadeaway is rejected by Roman Molina | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | New Orleans | James Cruse snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:01 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roman Molina | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) PF - Sean Stutts (fresh) C - Alfred Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Blaine Morris (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roman Molina (fresh) PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Sean Stutts can't tip it in | 3-5 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Sean Stutts gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is hacked by Roman Molina - foul #1 on Roman Molina, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG) Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Vernon Brown steals the ball from Charles Adkins | 3-5 |
| 14:53 | New Orleans | Roman Molina can't throw it down | 3-5 |
| 14:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alfred Reid | 3-5 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Herman Fossett - foul #1 on Herman Fossett, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Brett Parker, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG) Blaine Morris | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | New Orleans | Nathaniel Toothman steals the ball from Roman Molina | 6-5 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Jae Champion's floater is knocked away by James Cruse | 6-5 |
| 13:55 | New Orleans | James Cruse pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:45 | New Orleans | Charles Adkins is called for the reach on Robert Cordova - foul #1 on Charles Adkins, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Robert Cordova, Herman Fossett, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| 13:28 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 6-5 |
| 13:26 | New Orleans | George Geiger hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Jae Champion is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:08 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:03 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Hannum - foul #1 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 13:03 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:03 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Jae Champion clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 12:38 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:28 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 6-9 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:08 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Vernon Brown | 6-9 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Robert Cordova clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) C - Sean Stutts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Robert Cordova (fresh) SG - Herman Fossett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Herman Fossett - foul #2 on Herman Fossett, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Roman Molina (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Robert Cordova, Herman Fossett, Chioke Alhusseini, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:37 | New Orleans | Roman Molina gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jae Champion - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG) Jae Champion | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 7-10 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Steve Lovett is called for the reach on Henry Sexton - foul #1 on Steve Lovett, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Sean Stutts (PF) Henry Sexton, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Brett Parker blows the layup but the foul's on Phillip Valez - foul #1 on Phillip Valez, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Charles Adkins, Timothy Davis, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:19 | New Orleans | James Caraballo drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Steve Lovett | 9-12 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jae Champion | 12-12 |
| 09:43 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez is hacked by Brett Parker - foul #1 on Brett Parker, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Robert Cordova (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Roman Molina, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 09:38 | New Orleans | James Cruse is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Alfred Reid is denied on a dunk by Steve Lovett | 12-12 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Ralph Hannum banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 14-12 |
| 08:30 | New Orleans | George Geiger misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Alfred Reid gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the lay-in | 14-12 |
| 08:20 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:06 | New Orleans | George Geiger is fouled on the floor by Sean Stutts - foul #1 on Sean Stutts, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Roman Molina (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) Blaine Morris, Robert Cordova, Chioke Alhusseini, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 07:57 | New Orleans | James Cruse banks in the layup on a great pass from Phillip Valez | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Valez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roman Molina (fresh) PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) C - James Cruse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Michael Beck can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-14 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 07:17 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Jae Champion gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Jae Champion misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-14 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Michael Beck tips it home | 18-14 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Roman Molina misses the lay-in | 18-14 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Vernon Brown tips it home | 18-16 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Robert Cordova (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), George Geiger (PF), Steve Lovett (C) James Caraballo, Phillip Valez, Roman Molina, Vernon Brown, James Cruse | |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jae Champion - foul #2 on Jae Champion, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Alfred Reid (C) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Phillip Valez (SG) Robert Cordova | |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:11 | New Orleans | Blaine Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Alfred Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 05:47 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Steve Lovett | 18-18 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #2 on Charles Adkins, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG) Blaine Morris | |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:33 | New Orleans | Phillip Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:16 | Rice | George Geiger picks off the pass by Henry Sexton | 18-20 |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett jams it on a nice dish by Phillip Valez and the foul's on Sean Stutts - foul #2 on Sean Stutts, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (SG), Vernon Brown (PF) Phillip Valez, George Geiger | |
| 04:55 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Henry Sexton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Brett Parker | 20-23 |
| 04:10 | New Orleans | The short jumper by Steve Lovett is denied by Colby Dickison | 20-23 |
| 04:09 | New Orleans | Chioke Alhusseini tips it back up and in | 20-25 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Ralph Hannum splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - James Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Cordova (fresh) SF - Chioke Alhusseini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lovett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett buries a jumper from the left block set up by Vernon Brown | 23-27 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Ralph Hannum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Chioke Alhusseini - foul #2 on Chioke Alhusseini, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Phillip Valez (SG), Roman Molina (SF), George Geiger (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Robert Cordova, Chioke Alhusseini, Vernon Brown, Steve Lovett | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to George Geiger | 24-27 |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | James Cruse lays it in on a nice dish by Blaine Morris and he's hacked by Brett Parker - foul #2 on Brett Parker, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF) Ralph Hannum | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:07 | New Orleans | James Cruse misses the free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Jae Champion connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Toothman | 27-29 |
| 02:27 | New Orleans | James Cruse misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 27-29 |
| 02:26 | New Orleans | James Cruse grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | James Cruse misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Stutts - foul #3 on Sean Stutts, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Timothy Davis, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Caraballo (PG), Herman Fossett (SG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF) Blaine Morris, Phillip Valez, Roman Molina | |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | James Cruse misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:10 | New Orleans | James Cruse makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Jae Champion comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Alfred Reid tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | James Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Jae Champion - foul #3 on Jae Champion, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG) Jae Champion | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roman Molina (SF), Steve Lovett (C) Chioke Alhusseini, James Cruse | |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | James Caraballo misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | James Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Steve Lovett comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 32-31 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Henry Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Charles Adkins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to James Caraballo | 32-31 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett is hacked by Charles Adkins - foul #3 on Charles Adkins, team foul #13 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Blaine Morris (PG), Chioke Alhusseini (SF), Vernon Brown (PF), James Cruse (C) James Caraballo, Roman Molina, George Geiger, Steve Lovett | |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Herman Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Colby Dickison pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Henry Sexton is hacked by Blaine Morris - foul #1 on Blaine Morris, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Robert Cordova (PG), Phillip Valez (SG) Blaine Morris, Herman Fossett | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Colby Dickison misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Henry Sexton grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |