| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Bradly Zwahlen (fresh) SG - Charles Gentry (fresh) SF - Shawn Morris (fresh) PF - Walter Stern (fresh) C - John Bodin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Dennis Woodring grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Walter Stern swats the layup by Stephen Palmer | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rice | John Schechter tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Stephen Palmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern blows the layup but he's hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 17:54 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Bradly Zwahlen is called for the reach on Anthony Perdue - foul #1 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (SG), John Mathews (SF), Robert Walker (PF) Charles Gentry, Shawn Morris, Walter Stern | |
| 16:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Bowling Green | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean White (SG) John Bodin | |
| 16:33 | Bowling Green | John Mathews misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-3 |
| 16:31 | Bowling Green | Sean White grabs the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Bowling Green | Jamie Thrall denies the turnaround by Anthony Stephens | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Anthony Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Stephen Palmer buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Bradly Zwahlen (fairly fresh) SG - Sean White (fresh) SF - Anthony Stephens (fresh) PF - John Mathews (fresh) C - Robert Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Sean White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Anthony Perdue banks in the layup | 12-3 |
| 15:15 | Bowling Green | Sean White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry (SG), Shawn Morris (SF), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Bradly Zwahlen, Anthony Stephens, John Mathews, Robert Walker | |
| 15:15 | Bowling Green | Sean White makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:15 | Bowling Green | Sean White makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Charles Gentry picks off the pass by Gerald Griffith | 12-5 |
| 14:39 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-5 |
| 14:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jamie Thrall | 12-5 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Edward Chapman's pass is intercepted by Charles Gentry | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Gentry, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (PG) Sean White | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gerald Griffith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 15-5 |
| 13:35 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 13:35 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:35 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Preston Breslin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 13:13 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:48 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Gerald Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Edward Chapman, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (SF), John Mathews (PF), Robert Walker (C) Shawn Morris, Walter Stern, John Bodin | |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | John Mathews makes the fadeaway in the paint | 15-10 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it but misses | 15-10 |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | John Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:52 | Bowling Green | Robert Walker hits a jump hook from the baseline | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Bradly Zwahlen (fresh) SG - Charles Gentry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Stephens (fresh) PF - John Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Robert Walker takes the ball from Bart Thomas | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:19 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:01 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Bradly Zwahlen is called for the reach on Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Bradly Zwahlen, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sean White (SG), Shawn Morris (SF), Walter Stern (PF), John Bodin (C) Bradly Zwahlen, Charles Gentry, John Mathews, Robert Walker | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Edgar Lisle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 10:18 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:03 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern loses the ball out of bounds | 15-12 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 09:42 | Bowling Green | John Bodin pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:24 | Bowling Green | John Bodin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 15-12 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Edgar Lisle snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 09:12 | Bowling Green | Walter Stern snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:57 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris is fouled on the floor by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Keith Styles, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Russell (SG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 08:40 | Bowling Green | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Shawn Morris - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 08:40 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jamie Thrall | 15-12 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Morris - foul #1 on Shawn Morris, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:16 | Bowling Green | Dennis Woodring steps in front of the James Russell pass | 17-12 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 07:40 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mark Higgins (PG), Charles Gentry (SG), John Mathews (SF), Robert Walker (PF) Sean White, James Russell, Shawn Morris, Walter Stern | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Mark Higgins (fresh) SG - Charles Gentry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bodin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Anthony Perdue connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dennis Woodring | 19-12 |
| 07:00 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Dennis Woodring pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Bart Thomas scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-12 |
| 06:13 | Bowling Green | John Mathews drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 05:49 | Rice | John Mathews is called for the reach on Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on John Mathews, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens (PG), Shawn Morris (SF), Walter Stern (PF) Mark Higgins, Robert Walker, John Bodin | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Preston Breslin comes up short on the shot from the right block | 21-15 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Preston Breslin can't tip it in | 21-15 |
| 05:30 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:18 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 21-15 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Keith Styles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 05:10 | Bowling Green | John Mathews snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 04:53 | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris loses the dribble to Edward Chapman | 21-15 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Edgar Lisle buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Castrejon | 23-15 |
| 04:19 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Stern | 23-18 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Edgar Lisle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Preston Breslin pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Keith Styles scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edgar Lisle | 26-18 |
| 03:31 | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry scores on a jumper from the right block | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Gentry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mathews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Preston Breslin hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 03:02 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Gentry and he's hacked by Edgar Lisle - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Keith Styles, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen (PG), Sean White (SG), Robert Walker (PF), John Bodin (C) Charles Gentry, Shawn Morris, Walter Stern, John Mathews | |
| 03:02 | Bowling Green | Anthony Stephens makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:46 | Rice | John Schechter misses badly on a jumper from close range | 28-23 |
| 02:45 | Bowling Green | John Bodin grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen is fouled on the floor by Anthony Perdue - foul #1 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shawn Morris (SF) Anthony Stephens | |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 02:12 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| 02:12 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:12 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:53 | Rice | John Schechter misses short on a floater from the left block | 28-26 |
| 01:52 | Rice | John Schechter can't tip it in | 28-26 |
| 01:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Schechter | 28-26 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Anthony Perdue blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 01:35 | Bowling Green | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Bowling Green | John Bodin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 01:27 | Bowling Green | John Bodin hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Bart Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 01:07 | Bowling Green | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:50 | Bowling Green | Robert Walker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bradly Zwahlen | 28-31 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is fouled on the floor by John Bodin - foul #1 on John Bodin, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Gentry (SG), John Mathews (SF), Walter Stern (PF) Sean White, Shawn Morris, Robert Walker | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Gerald Griffith | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Bradly Zwahlen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-31 |