| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SG - Albert Horton (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Sandiford (fresh) SG - Chad Moore (fresh) SF - Deshi Tang (fresh) PF - Gary Lenahan (fresh) C - William Samson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Puig picks off the pass by Deshi Tang | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Michael Jones drills a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Rice | James Spurgeon is hacked by Gary Lenahan - foul #1 on Gary Lenahan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Moore | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia (PG), Joshua Eddie (SF), Walter New (PF), Leroy Elkins (C) Michael Sandiford, Deshi Tang, Gary Lenahan, William Samson | |
| 17:45 | Rice | Joshua Eddie is called for the reach on Leonard Puig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Eddie, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Rice | James Spurgeon connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Horton and he's fouled by Leroy Elkins - foul #1 on Leroy Elkins, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen (SG) Chad Moore | |
| 17:32 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Michael Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:49 | Rice | James Spurgeon double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan (PF) Leroy Elkins | |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Mancia is blocked by Richard Bass | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a runner from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Lenahan | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Bass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Mancia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Eddie (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Lenahan (fresh) C - Walter New (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Leonard Puig is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Rearick | 10-4 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan is hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford (PG), Chad Moore (SG), Deshi Tang (SF), Leroy Elkins (PF), William Samson (C) Ronald Mancia, Eric Allen, Joshua Eddie, Gary Lenahan, Walter New | |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore can't connect on a shot in the paint | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bass | 10-4 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Richard Bass drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 12-4 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore clanks a runner in the paint | 12-4 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Albert Horton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Miles | 15-4 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leroy Elkins | 15-7 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Albert Horton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang makes the 3 from the left wing set up by William Samson | 18-10 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Michael Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), William Barnes (C) Charles Miles, Albert Horton, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia (PG), Joshua Eddie (SF), Gary Lenahan (PF), Walter New (C) Michael Sandiford, Deshi Tang, Leroy Elkins, William Samson | |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Mancia | 18-12 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is hacked by Joshua Eddie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Eddie, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen (SG), Deshi Tang (SF) Chad Moore, Joshua Eddie | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 12:49 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Gary Lenahan - foul #2 on Gary Lenahan, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Samson (C) Gary Lenahan | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Leonard Puig scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 20-12 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New's fadeaway is rejected by James Spurgeon | 20-12 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang tips it home | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Mancia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) SF - Deshi Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter New (fairly fresh) C - William Samson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Eric Allen is called for the reach on Wayne Woolsey - foul #1 on Eric Allen, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford (PG), Chad Moore (SG) Ronald Mancia, Eric Allen | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Arthur Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Dean | 23-16 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Tabarez is called for the reach on Chad Moore - foul #1 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #3 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (SF) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins (PF) Walter New | |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Deshi Tang - foul #1 on Deshi Tang, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia (PG) Michael Sandiford | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Mancia and he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), William Barnes (PF) Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen (SF) Deshi Tang | |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Albert Horton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Samson | 25-21 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Michael Jones is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 27-21 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Barnes picks off the pass by Chad Moore | 27-21 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Albert Horton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Horton - foul #1 on Albert Horton, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Arthur Dean (PF) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford (PG), Deshi Tang (SF), Walter New (PF) Ronald Mancia, Eric Allen, Leroy Elkins | |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 29-23 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) C - Michael Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Sandiford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Deshi Tang (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter New (fairly fresh) C - William Samson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Walter New picks off the pass by Michael Jones in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang can't finish the layup | 29-24 |
| 07:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 29-24 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Sidney Rearick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 07:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jones | 29-24 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Deshi Tang and he's fouled by Arthur Dean - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Arthur Dean, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen (SG) Chad Moore | |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Richard Bass tips it home | 31-27 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang's pass is intercepted by Albert Horton | 31-27 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Leonard Puig lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Horton | 33-27 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Sandiford | 33-30 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Albert Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Albert Horton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia (PG), Chad Moore (SG), Leroy Elkins (PF) Michael Sandiford, Eric Allen, William Samson | |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 05:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Barnes | 33-30 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Ronald Mancia is called for the reach on Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Ronald Mancia, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang buries a shot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Richard Bass is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mancia - foul #2 on Ronald Mancia, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford (PG) Ronald Mancia | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter New | 34-32 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Tabarez - foul #2 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Wayne Woolsey (SG) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen (SG), William Samson (C) Chad Moore, Walter New | |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Richard Bass gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fairly fresh) C - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Sandiford (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Deshi Tang (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Elkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Samson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Richard Bass is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Sidney Rearick | 36-34 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), William Barnes (C) Charles Miles, Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Mancia (PG), Chad Moore (SG), Joshua Eddie (SF), Gary Lenahan (PF) Michael Sandiford, Eric Allen, Deshi Tang, Leroy Elkins | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Leonard Puig loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter New (C) William Samson | |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 02:28 | Rice | William Barnes hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sidney Rearick | 39-35 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter New | 39-37 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Chad Moore is called for the reach on Albert Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Moore, team foul #10 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Deshi Tang (SF) Walter New | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Deshi Tang is blocked by Richard Bass | 41-37 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Richard Bass can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Mancia - foul #3 on Ronald Mancia, team foul #11 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford (PG), Eric Allen (SF) Ronald Mancia, Deshi Tang | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 01:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bass | 43-40 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Leonard Puig is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 45-40 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Arthur Dean (SF) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Samson (C) Chad Moore | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Charles Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sandiford loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 45-40 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Lenahan gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Dean steals the ball from Eric Allen | 45-40 |
| 00:01 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |