| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chen China (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Justin Sauls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fraley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Hernandez (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Charles Keenum inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:46 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:46 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Valletta is fouled on the floor by Scott Fraley - foul #2 on Scott Fraley, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:15 | Rice | James Valletta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Chen China - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:57 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:57 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Chen China connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hamisi Azim | 38-30 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Chen China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | Canisius | Justin Sauls clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Chen China banks in the layup and the foul's on Miguel Hernandez - foul #1 on Miguel Hernandez, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jerome Martins (PF) Scott Fraley | |
| 17:43 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:33 | Canisius | Shane Nitz picks off the pass by Jerome Martins | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Charles Keenum denies the turnaround by James Valletta | 41-30 |
| 17:06 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 17:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 41-30 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Jose Sosa is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), Harold Cotton (SG), Ashley Vidal (SF), Ernest Futrell (C) Justin Sauls, Charles Sharpton, Charles Keenum, Miguel Hernandez | |
| 16:34 | Canisius | Liang Xiong picks off the pass by Harold Cotton | 41-30 |
| 16:16 | Rice | James Neal is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Fraley (PF) Ernest Futrell | |
| 15:53 | Canisius | Harold Cotton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) PF - James Neal (fresh) C - William Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Cotton (fresh) SF - Ashley Vidal (fresh) PF - Scott Fraley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Martins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 15:41 | Rice | James Neal snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 15:23 | Rice | James Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 15:21 | Canisius | Jerome Martins grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 14:58 | Canisius | John Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side | 41-30 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Lucien Bruno gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Lucien Bruno clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Liang Xiong tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Scott Fraley travels with the ball | 43-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Justin Sauls (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Charles Keenum (SF), Larry Stubbs (PF), Miguel Hernandez (C) John Brown, Harold Cotton, Ashley Vidal, Scott Fraley, Jerome Martins | |
| 14:13 | Rice | James Valletta misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 14:06 | Canisius | The jumper by Justin Sauls is denied by Shane Nitz | 43-30 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Jose Sosa comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-30 |
| 13:46 | Canisius | Larry Stubbs snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Sauls | 43-32 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Chen China scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Valletta | 45-32 |
| 13:02 | Canisius | Justin Sauls can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the easy layup | 45-32 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Shane Nitz tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| 12:28 | Canisius | Justin Sauls makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Keenum and he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | Canisius | Scott Fraley (PF) Larry Stubbs | |
| 12:28 | Canisius | Justin Sauls makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Liang Xiong jams it set up by Jose Sosa | 49-35 |
| 11:57 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 11:56 | Canisius | Scott Fraley can't tip it in | 49-35 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton tips it in | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Justin Sauls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fraley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Miguel Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Shane Nitz is hacked by Scott Fraley - foul #3 on Scott Fraley, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), Harold Cotton (SG), Ashley Vidal (SF), Jerome Martins (C) Justin Sauls, Charles Sharpton, Charles Keenum, Miguel Hernandez | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Lucien Bruno loses the dribble to Scott Fraley | 49-37 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Ashley Vidal hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Ashley Vidal makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Liang Xiong clanks a turnaround from the left block | 49-40 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Liang Xiong can't tip it in | 49-40 |
| 10:56 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jerome Martins | 49-40 |
| 10:51 | Canisius | Jerome Martins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ernest Futrell (C) Scott Fraley | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Rogelio Marino and he's fouled by Ashley Vidal - foul #1 on Ashley Vidal, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Justin Sauls (PG) Harold Cotton | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Liang Xiong makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Justin Sauls drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ashley Vidal | 52-43 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Rogelio Marino scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lucien Bruno | 55-43 |
| 09:50 | Canisius | Justin Sauls comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Neal snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Chen China hits a jumpshot from the right side | 57-43 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Ashley Vidal is called for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, Chen China | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Sharpton (SG), Charles Keenum (SF), Scott Fraley (PF), Miguel Hernandez (C) John Brown, Ashley Vidal, Jerome Martins, Ernest Futrell | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Charles Keenum is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Charles Keenum, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Harold Cotton (PG) Justin Sauls | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the jumper from close range set up by James Valletta | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:33 | Canisius | Harold Cotton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 08:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Jose Sosa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Valletta and the foul's on Harold Cotton - foul #1 on Harold Cotton, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Justin Sauls (PG) Harold Cotton | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-43 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Chen China (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Justin Sauls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Fraley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Miguel Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-43 |
| 07:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 62-43 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Chen China clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 07:08 | Canisius | Charles Keenum snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 07:04 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton is hacked by Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jerome Martins (PF) Scott Fraley | |
| 06:54 | Canisius | Justin Sauls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 62-45 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Charles Sharpton steps in front of the Hamisi Azim pass | 62-45 |
| 06:29 | Canisius | Justin Sauls lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Sharpton | 62-47 |
| 06:11 | Rice | James Valletta hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-47 |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez scores on a turnaround from the left block | 65-49 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Chen China misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 05:39 | Canisius | Charles Keenum grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 05:33 | Canisius | Jerome Martins clanks a driving attempt from close range | 65-49 |
| 05:32 | Canisius | Jerome Martins tips it in | 65-51 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Jerome Martins swats the short shot by Chen China | 65-51 |
| 05:09 | Rice | James Neal tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 05:07 | Canisius | Miguel Hernandez grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, James Neal, Chen China | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), Ashley Vidal (SF), Scott Fraley (PF), Ernest Futrell (C) Justin Sauls, Charles Keenum, Jerome Martins, Miguel Hernandez | |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton misses the free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:01 | Rice | William Patrick snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Rice | William Patrick misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-53 |
| 04:37 | Canisius | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:31 | Canisius | Lucien Bruno steals it from Charles Sharpton | 65-53 |
| 04:06 | Rice | William Patrick buries a driving attempt from close range | 67-53 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Ernest Futrell misses the shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 03:51 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Fraley | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Canisius | John Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sharpton | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - William Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ashley Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Fraley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ernest Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the follow up shot | 69-56 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Ashley Vidal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-56 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Scott Fraley grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Brown | 69-58 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Justin Sauls (PG), Charles Keenum (SF), Miguel Hernandez (C) Charles Sharpton, Ashley Vidal, Ernest Futrell | |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Valletta blows the layup but he's hacked by Miguel Hernandez - foul #2 on Miguel Hernandez, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Canisius | Harold Cotton (SG), Ashley Vidal (SF), Jerome Martins (PF), Ernest Futrell (C) Justin Sauls, Charles Keenum, Scott Fraley, Miguel Hernandez | |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Valletta misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:11 | Canisius | Jerome Martins grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 02:06 | Canisius | Ashley Vidal makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Brown | 70-60 |
| 01:45 | Rice | James Neal hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 01:29 | Canisius | John Brown comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Rogelio Marino snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 01:01 | Rice | James Valletta clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 00:59 | Canisius | Ernest Futrell snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Canisius | John Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Futrell | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Harold Cotton is called for the reach on James Valletta in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Cotton, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| 00:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:46 | Canisius | Jerome Martins misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) James Valletta | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:46 | Canisius | Jerome Martins misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:46 | Canisius | Jerome Martins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:46 | Rice | William Patrick snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | William Patrick is hacked by Ernest Futrell - foul #2 on Ernest Futrell, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jerome Martins | 76-63 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Jerome Martins lays it in on a great pass from Ashley Vidal | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rogelio Marino runs out the clock | 76-65 |