| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Boris Groholski (fresh) SG - Brandon Bender (fresh) SF - Swietomierz Koslowski (fresh) PF - John Delaughter (fresh) C - Edward Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Koslowski | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Dennis Woodring connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Schechter | 3-3 |
| 19:13 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender is fouled on the floor by Anthony Perdue - foul #1 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski drills a jumper from close range | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Boris Groholski - foul #1 on Boris Groholski, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Winthrop | John Delaughter pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:38 | Winthrop | Stephen Palmer takes the ball from Boris Groholski in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 18:37 | Rice | John Schechter jams it on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 5-6 |
| 18:16 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Brandon Bender | 7-6 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Perdue and the foul's on Edward Overton - foul #1 on Edward Overton, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:41 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 17:41 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:41 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas's pass is intercepted by John Delaughter | 9-9 |
| 17:20 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-9 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is fouled on the floor by Edward Overton - foul #2 on Edward Overton, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Tyree (SG), Marco Lombardi (SF), Randal Westra (C) Brandon Bender, Swietomierz Koslowski, Edward Overton | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 9-9 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Preston Breslin's pass is intercepted by Marco Lombardi | 9-9 |
| 15:49 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 15:47 | Winthrop | John Delaughter pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Boris Groholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Tyree (fresh) SF - Marco Lombardi (fresh) PF - John Delaughter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randal Westra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SF - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Preston Breslin (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Winthrop | Edward Chapman steps in front of the Boris Groholski pass | 9-9 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Edgar Lisle banks in the layup set up by Edward Chapman | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Delaughter | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 15:09 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:05 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Delaughter | 13-11 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Jamie Thrall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 14:45 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Randal Westra | 13-11 |
| 14:41 | Winthrop | Jamie Thrall steals it from Boris Groholski | 13-11 |
| 14:37 | Rice | John Delaughter is called for the reach on Jamie Thrall in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Delaughter, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brandon Bender (SG), Swietomierz Koslowski (SF), Forrest Solley (PF), Richard Warren (C) Steven Tyree, Marco Lombardi, John Delaughter, Randal Westra | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by Boris Groholski - foul #2 on Boris Groholski, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Tyree (SG) Boris Groholski | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Kevin Castrejon | |
| 14:06 | Rice | John Schechter banks in the wide open layup set up by Stephen Palmer | 13-13 |
| 13:59 | Winthrop | Richard Warren loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Keith Styles | |
| 13:40 | Rice | John Schechter buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 13-15 |
| 13:29 | Winthrop | Bart Thomas swats the layup by Forrest Solley | 13-15 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Forrest Solley steals it from Stephen Palmer in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 13:18 | Winthrop | Anthony Perdue is called for the reach on Steven Tyree - foul #2 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harry Cole (SF), John Delaughter (PF), Randal Westra (C) Swietomierz Koslowski, Forrest Solley, Richard Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 13:00 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender blows the dunk but the foul's on Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Preston Breslin (SF) Edward Chapman, Keith Styles | |
| 13:00 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:00 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Preston Breslin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 12:45 | Winthrop | Jamie Thrall steals it from Brandon Bender | 14-15 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Preston Breslin lays it in uncontested | 14-17 |
| 12:23 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-17 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Edgar Lisle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Palmer and the foul's on Brandon Bender - foul #1 on Brandon Bender, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi (PG), Swietomierz Koslowski (SF), Forrest Solley (PF) Steven Tyree, Harry Cole, John Delaughter | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:56 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Randal Westra | 14-19 |
| 11:42 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Warren (C) Randal Westra | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Edgar Lisle | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Marco Lombardi (fresh) SG - Brandon Bender (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Koslowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Forrest Solley (fresh) C - Richard Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Bart Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 11:27 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski is denied on a layup by John Schechter | 14-19 |
| 11:25 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:15 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Delaughter (PF) Forrest Solley | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF) Edward Chapman | |
| 11:15 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:15 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Lombardi - foul #1 on Marco Lombardi, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:57 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randal Westra (C) Richard Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 10:57 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:57 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 18-21 |
| 10:38 | Winthrop | John Delaughter pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:33 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| 10:32 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Tyree (SG) Marco Lombardi | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Gerald Griffith, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 10:16 | Winthrop | John Delaughter double dribbles | 18-21 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 18-24 |
| 09:44 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi (PG), Harry Cole (SF), Forrest Solley (PF), Richard Warren (C) Brandon Bender, Swietomierz Koslowski, John Delaughter, Randal Westra | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Keith Styles (SF) Dennis Woodring, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Edgar Lisle blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Cole - foul #1 on Harry Cole, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Preston Breslin | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:25 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley loses the dribble to Bart Thomas | 18-26 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Bart Thomas drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Palmer | 18-28 |
| 08:42 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brandon Bender (SG), Swietomierz Koslowski (SF), Randal Westra (C) Steven Tyree, Harry Cole, Richard Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), John Schechter (PF) Edgar Lisle, Stephen Palmer, Jamie Thrall | |
| 08:42 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:42 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Keith Styles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-28 |
| 08:29 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 08:23 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Swietomierz Koslowski, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Delaughter (PF) Forrest Solley | |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF) Keith Styles | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Preston Breslin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Preston Breslin gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Gerald Griffith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 07:49 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 07:40 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Marco Lombardi (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Brandon Bender (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Koslowski (tired) 4 pts. PF - John Delaughter (tiring) 3 reb. C - Randal Westra (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Tyree (PG), Richard Warren (C) Marco Lombardi, Randal Westra | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Kevin Castrejon (C) Preston Breslin, Bart Thomas | |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | John Delaughter misses the jumper from close range | 23-28 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by Brandon Bender - foul #2 on Brandon Bender, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi (PG) Brandon Bender | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (SG), Keith Styles (SF) Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to John Delaughter | 23-28 |
| 07:01 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree loses the dribble to Dennis Woodring | 23-28 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the lay-in | 23-28 |
| 06:57 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Edgar Lisle blows the wide open layup | 25-28 |
| 06:31 | Winthrop | Richard Warren gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:27 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 06:26 | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski misses the tip | 25-28 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 06:05 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harry Cole (SF), Forrest Solley (PF), Edward Overton (C) Swietomierz Koslowski, John Delaughter, Richard Warren | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Preston Breslin (C) Stephen Palmer, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Lisle - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edgar Lisle | |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Preston Breslin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 05:51 | Winthrop | Edward Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:47 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-28 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 05:07 | Winthrop | Edward Overton's layup is rejected by Keith Styles | 27-30 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Keith Styles is hacked by Harry Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Cole, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Swietomierz Koslowski (SF), John Delaughter (PF) Harry Cole, Forrest Solley | |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:04 | Winthrop | John Delaughter snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:43 | Winthrop | Bart Thomas swats the dunk try by John Delaughter | 27-31 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Keith Styles snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is intercepted by Swietomierz Koslowski in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 04:33 | Winthrop | Edward Overton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Tyree - foul #1 on Steven Tyree, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Keith Styles | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:31 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:07 | Winthrop | Marco Lombardi is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-32 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF), Kevin Castrejon (PF) Gerald Griffith, John Schechter | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Preston Breslin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring and he's fouled by Steven Tyree - foul #2 on Steven Tyree, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Boris Groholski (PG), Brandon Bender (SG), Forrest Solley (PF) Marco Lombardi, Steven Tyree, John Delaughter | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Kevin Castrejon, Bart Thomas | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:38 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley is fouled on the floor by Edward Chapman - foul #3 on Edward Chapman, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 03:38 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:38 | Winthrop | Forrest Solley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Boris Groholski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brandon Bender (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Koslowski (tired) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Solley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Overton (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Brandon Bender is called for the reach on Edgar Lisle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Bender, team foul #14 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Tyree (SG) Brandon Bender | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:22 | Winthrop | Steven Tyree misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 03:21 | Winthrop | Edward Overton grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 03:10 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Preston Breslin is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 33-37 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Preston Breslin hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 02:35 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #12 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harry Cole (SF), John Delaughter (PF) Swietomierz Koslowski, Forrest Solley | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Edgar Lisle, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 02:35 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:35 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Kevin Castrejon | |
| 02:10 | Winthrop | John Delaughter connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Steven Tyree - foul #3 on Steven Tyree, team foul #15 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brandon Bender (SG) Steven Tyree | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:46 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski misses long on a runner in the paint | 35-41 |
| 01:45 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Bart Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-41 |
| 01:24 | Winthrop | John Delaughter grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 01:19 | Winthrop | Boris Groholski lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Bender | 37-41 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Keith Styles scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Woodring | 37-43 |
| 00:59 | Winthrop | John Schechter blocks the short jumper by Boris Groholski | 37-43 |
| 00:58 | Rice | John Schechter snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 00:33 | Winthrop | Edward Overton grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 00:26 | Winthrop | Brandon Bender makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Keith Styles misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Edward Overton snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Edward Overton misses the fullcourt shot | 39-43 |