| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a shot from close range and the foul's on James Coyer - foul #1 on James Coyer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo tips it in | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Reavis is called for the reach on James Coyer - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on William Stoneman - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Stoneman | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Lesley Vallo - foul #1 on Lesley Vallo, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Coyer - foul #2 on James Coyer, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) James Coyer | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo tips it home | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie drills a fadeaway in the paint | 7-7 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Lesley Vallo is called for the reach on Corey Riddle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lesley Vallo, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Darren Shaffer (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), William King (C) William Stoneman, Lesley Vallo | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Cleveland Ladner and he's fouled by James Parkman - foul #1 on James Parkman, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF) George Murr, Mark Eason | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the finger roll and the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG) James Parkman | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Tedrow swats the layup by Frank Biggs | 13-11 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Weiler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Biggs (fresh) SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) C - William King (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner loses the dribble to Shane Roberson | 13-11 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-11 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Frank Biggs, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF) Frank Biggs, Shane Roberson, William King | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Stephenson - foul #2 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) David Weiler | |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses the 3rd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:06 | Rice | James Parkman blocks the jumper by Joseph Durst | 15-12 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen McKinnie takes the ball from Mark Eason | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | Rice | William Stoneman is called for the reach on Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), William King (PF), David Weiler (C) Mark Eason, Jeffery Jennings, James Parkman | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | William King misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Howard Reed | 19-12 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | William King knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 19-14 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Howard Reed scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Reavis | 22-14 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's pass is intercepted by Stephen McKinnie | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Murr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - William King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Shane Roberson takes the ball from Joseph Durst in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Mark Eason (SF), James Parkman (PF) William Stoneman, Shane Roberson, David Weiler | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses long on a shot from the right block | 22-14 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses the tip | 22-14 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 24-14 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Cleveland Ladner steals the ball from James Parkman | 24-14 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle lays it up and in on a great pass from Cleveland Ladner | 26-14 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Frank Biggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Biggs, team foul #9 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (PF) Frank Biggs, George Murr, William King | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 30-14 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Eason | 30-16 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-16 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson buries a fadeaway from close range | 30-18 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Shane Roberson takes the ball from Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 30-18 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Eason | 30-18 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the offensive board | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shane Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mark Eason (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Parkman (tired) | |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason drills a jumper in the paint set up by Shane Roberson and he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #5 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), George Murr (SG), William King (C) David Weiler, Shane Roberson, James Parkman | |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason makes the free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 30-21 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Johnson | 30-21 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 30-21 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the follow up shot | 32-21 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SF), James Parkman (C) Mark Eason, Jeffery Jennings | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler travels with the ball | 32-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits a runner from the left block | 32-23 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by George Murr - foul #1 on George Murr, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF) James Parkman | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Roberson | 32-26 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Corey Riddle loses the dribble to Shane Roberson | 32-26 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Reed takes the ball from Shane Roberson | 32-26 |
| 04:01 | Rice | William King is called for the reach on Howard Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on William King, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Brian Livingston (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (PF) William King | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG), Lesley Vallo (PF), James Coyer (C) George Murr, Jeffery Jennings, David Weiler | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Frank Biggs - foul #3 on Frank Biggs, team foul #12 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason (SF) Frank Biggs | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Eason (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 03:02 | Rice | William Stoneman steps in front of the Frank Stephenson pass in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman lays it up and in | 37-29 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-29 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Tedrow | 37-29 |
| 02:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 37-29 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is fouled in the backcourt by William Stoneman - foul #2 on William Stoneman, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), David Weiler (SF) Shane Roberson, Mark Eason | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-31 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis blows the layup | 39-31 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a wide open jumper near the basket set up by Lawrence Johnson | 41-31 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr's floater is tipped away by Brian Livingston | 41-31 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie buries a turnaround from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 43-31 |