| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Ike McGhee (fresh) SG - Travis Laney (fresh) SF - James Chambers (fresh) PF - Russell Ewing (fresh) C - James Bombard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fresh) SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) C - Michael Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Beck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:55 | Rice | Jae Champion throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Henry Sexton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Colby Dickison tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee is fouled on the floor by Jae Champion - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ike McGhee and the foul's on Henry Sexton - foul #1 on Henry Sexton, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Jae Champion misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | The rebound goes to Russell Ewing | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Colby Dickison gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Rice | James Bombard steals it from Henry Sexton in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Colby Dickison pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Jae Champion comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Michael Beck can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ike McGhee | 9-2 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Colby Dickison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 16:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers can't finish the layup | 9-2 |
| 15:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Ike McGhee (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Travis Laney (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Ewing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bombard (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tiring) SG - Jae Champion (tiring) SF - Ralph Hannum (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Colby Dickison (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Beck (tiring) | |
| 15:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-2 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Colby Dickison is called for 3 seconds | 12-2 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Reece (PG), Joseph Howells (SG), Kenneth Troyer (SF), Stephen Ealy (PF), Jason Wise (C) Ike McGhee, Travis Laney, James Chambers, Russell Ewing, James Bombard | |
| 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 | |
| 15:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Troyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-2 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Joseph Howells is called for the reach on Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Joseph Howells, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Sean Stutts hits a driving attempt in the paint | 12-4 |
| 14:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Reece misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-4 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Alfred Reid snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Reece - foul #1 on Matthew Reece, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa (SG), James Chambers (SF), Russell Ewing (PF) Joseph Howells, Stephen Ealy, Jason Wise | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Sean Stutts hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-4 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Alfred Reid hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 12-4 |
| 13:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Reece's pass is intercepted by Sean Stutts | 12-4 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is hacked by Andrew Hasegawa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Hasegawa, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley (PG), Travis Laney (SG), James Bombard (C) Matthew Reece, James Chambers, Kenneth Troyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Brett Parker, Timothy Davis, Alfred Reid | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is hacked by Russell Ewing - foul #1 on Russell Ewing, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Howells (SG), Stephen Ealy (C) Travis Laney, James Bombard | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG) Henry Sexton | |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jae Champion can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Sean Stutts buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brett Parker | 12-6 |
| 12:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Brett Parker steals the ball from Andrew Hasegawa | 12-6 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Jae Champion hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brett Parker | 12-8 |
| 12:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stephen Ealy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 11:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Hannum | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Steven Dunkley (fresh) SG - Joseph Howells (fresh) SF - Andrew Hasegawa (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Ewing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Ealy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) C - Sean Stutts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Jae Champion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee (PG), Travis Laney (SG), James Chambers (SF), Jason Wise (C) Steven Dunkley, Joseph Howells, Andrew Hasegawa, Stephen Ealy | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum | |
| 11:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-8 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Charles Adkins buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Sean Stutts | 14-10 |
| 11:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Alfred Reid is called for the reach on Jason Wise - foul #1 on Alfred Reid, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Troyer (PF) Russell Ewing | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid | |
| 10:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Nathaniel Toothman picks off the pass by Kenneth Troyer | 14-10 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Jae Champion's pass is intercepted by Travis Laney | 14-10 |
| 10:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney misses the easy layup | 14-10 |
| 10:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jason Wise snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Ralph Hannum connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jae Champion | 14-12 |
| 09:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Chambers | 17-12 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Ralph Hannum scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 17-15 |
| 09:06 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ike McGhee | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Ralph Hannum can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jason Wise - foul #1 on Jason Wise, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Reece (PG), Joseph Howells (SG), Stephen Ealy (SF), Andrew Hasegawa (PF), James Bombard (C) Ike McGhee, Travis Laney, James Chambers, Kenneth Troyer, Jason Wise | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Howells misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-16 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Reece - foul #2 on Matthew Reece, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley (PG) Matthew Reece | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF) Ralph Hannum | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Brett Parker is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Davis | 20-19 |
| 07:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley's layup is rejected by Alfred Reid | 20-19 |
| 07:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley gets the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Steven Dunkley (fresh) SG - Joseph Howells (fresh) SF - Stephen Ealy (fresh) PF - Andrew Hasegawa (fresh) C - James Bombard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Timothy Davis is called for the reach on Stephen Ealy - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing (PF) James Bombard | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 07:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stephen Ealy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Ealy, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney (SG), James Chambers (SF), James Bombard (C) Joseph Howells, Andrew Hasegawa, Stephen Ealy | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Michael Beck (C) Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Michael Beck is hacked by James Bombard in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bombard, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers is fouled on the floor by Timothy Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Davis, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee (PG) Steven Dunkley | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Charles Adkins, Timothy Davis, Sean Stutts | |
| 06:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 20-21 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jae Champion | 20-23 |
| 06:07 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Ike McGhee steps in front of the Nathaniel Toothman pass in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee blows the layup | 23-23 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Rice | James Bombard blocks the short jumper by Ralph Hannum | 23-23 |
| 05:38 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Chambers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ike McGhee is called for the reach on Nathaniel Toothman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ike McGhee, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley (PG), Joseph Howells (SG), Kenneth Troyer (SF), Andrew Hasegawa (PF), Stephen Ealy (C) Ike McGhee, Travis Laney, James Chambers, Russell Ewing, James Bombard | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Michael Beck | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Colby Dickison blows the wide open layup | 23-24 |
| 04:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Troyer's floater is tipped away by Colby Dickison | 23-24 |
| 04:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Stephen Ealy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 04:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Sean Stutts pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Adkins is hacked by Joseph Howells in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Howells, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee (PG), James Chambers (SF), Russell Ewing (PF) Steven Dunkley, Joseph Howells, Stephen Ealy | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Colby Dickison | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #1 on Charles Adkins, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Matthew Reece (SG) Andrew Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG) Charles Adkins | |
| 03:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee makes the 3rd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson | PG - Ike McGhee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Reece (fresh) SF - James Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Ewing (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Troyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jae Champion (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Stutts (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 03:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Troyer pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kenneth Troyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Sean Stutts pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Jae Champion is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Troyer - foul #1 on Kenneth Troyer, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Joseph Howells (SG), Jason Wise (C) Ike McGhee, Kenneth Troyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ralph Hannum denies the turnaround by James Chambers | 26-26 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Henry Sexton drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ralph Hannum | 26-29 |
| 02:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Russell Ewing misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Ralph Hannum pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Henry Sexton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Steven Dunkley (PG), Travis Laney (SG), Andrew Hasegawa (SF), Stephen Ealy (C) Matthew Reece, Joseph Howells, James Chambers, Jason Wise | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| 01:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Timothy Davis pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Steven Dunkley is called for the reach on Brett Parker - foul #1 on Steven Dunkley, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard (C) Russell Ewing | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Charles Adkins, Timothy Davis, Alfred Reid | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Brett Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:21 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andrew Hasegawa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 00:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 26-30 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Bombard - foul #2 on James Bombard, team foul #13 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ike McGhee (PG), Kenneth Troyer (SF), Russell Ewing (PF) Steven Dunkley, Stephen Ealy, Andrew Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Timothy Davis (SF), Michael Beck (C) Brett Parker, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson | James Bombard gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Travis Laney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |