| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) SG - James Valletta (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Jason Gabel (fresh) PF - Jurica Zalusky (fresh) C - Dennis Eisenhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Utah | Shane Nitz blocks the short jumper by Dennis Eisenhart | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Chen China banks in the layup on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart is denied on a layup by Shane Nitz | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Davis | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jurica Zalusky - foul #1 on Jurica Zalusky, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Southern Utah | Jurica Zalusky grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Utah | David Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Rice | James Valletta misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Jurica Zalusky | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Southern Utah | Shane Nitz picks off the pass by David Davis | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Utah | David Davis misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Utah | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Utah | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Dennis Eisenhart steals the ball from Jose Sosa | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | Rice | James Valletta is fouled on the floor by Jason Gabel - foul #1 on Jason Gabel, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly (PG), Robert Ells (SG), William Kelson (SF), John Strickland (PF), David Stiger (C) David Davis, Robert Davis, Jason Gabel, Jurica Zalusky, Dennis Eisenhart | |
| 16:58 | Rice | John Strickland steals it from Hamisi Azim | 3-8 |
| 16:48 | Southern Utah | William Kelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:26 | Southern Utah | John Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:20 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | Rice | James Neal gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Eddie Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Kelly, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | David Davis (PG), Jason Gabel (SF), Jurica Zalusky (PF) Robert Ells, William Kelson, John Strickland | |
| 16:11 | Rice | Rogelio Marino scores on a 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:53 | Southern Utah | Liang Xiong is called for the reach on David Stiger - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Davis (SG), Dennis Eisenhart (C) Eddie Kelly, David Stiger | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) PF - James Neal (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gabel (fresh) PF - Jurica Zalusky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Eisenhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Liang Xiong's floater is tipped away by Jurica Zalusky | 6-8 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | Rice | James Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (PF) James Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 14:44 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly (PG), David Stiger (PF) David Davis, Jurica Zalusky | |
| 14:27 | Rice | William Patrick misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Eisenhart - foul #1 on Dennis Eisenhart, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | William Kelson (SF) Jason Gabel | |
| 14:27 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eddie Kelly | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Ells (SG), John Strickland (PF) Robert Davis, Dennis Eisenhart | |
| 13:35 | Southern Utah | William Kelson's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Nitz | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Rice | James Valletta gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Shane Nitz lays it up and in | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Valletta makes the floater near the basket set up by Jose Sosa | 12-10 |
| 12:39 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:38 | Southern Utah | William Kelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:14 | Southern Utah | William Kelson is called for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), William Patrick (SF), James Neal (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | David Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Jason Gabel (SF), Jurica Zalusky (PF), Dennis Eisenhart (C) Eddie Kelly, Robert Ells, William Kelson, John Strickland, David Stiger | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Lucien Bruno clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 11:49 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SF - William Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Neal (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gabel (fresh) PF - Jurica Zalusky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Eisenhart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Utah | Robert Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-10 |
| 11:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 12-10 |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Patrick connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF) Lucien Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Patrick misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:11 | Southern Utah | Jurica Zalusky snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 11:02 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Eisenhart | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Liang Xiong clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Rogelio Marino snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:29 | Rice | James Neal lays it in | 16-13 |
| 10:16 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart loses the dribble to Liang Xiong | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Rice | William Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Rogelio Marino, William Patrick, Liang Xiong, James Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | David Stiger (C) Dennis Eisenhart | |
| 09:35 | Southern Utah | Jurica Zalusky drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Ells (SG) David Davis | |
| 09:35 | Southern Utah | Jurica Zalusky makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:09 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:05 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 09:03 | Southern Utah | David Stiger tips it home | 16-18 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the lay-in | 16-18 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Chen China snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Chen China scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-18 |
| 08:02 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Kelly | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Chen China drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shane Nitz | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Eddie Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Gabel (fairly fresh) PF - Jurica Zalusky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Utah | Jason Gabel misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Jose Sosa pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Jason Gabel - foul #2 on Jason Gabel, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | David Davis (PG), Chester Morris (SG), William Kelson (SF), John Strickland (PF), Dennis Eisenhart (C) Eddie Kelly, Robert Ells, Jason Gabel, Jurica Zalusky, David Stiger | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:24 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 07:01 | Southern Utah | Hamisi Azim is called for the reach on William Kelson - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 06:46 | Southern Utah | Chester Morris scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Davis | 21-23 |
| 06:35 | Rice | William Patrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 06:27 | Southern Utah | John Strickland clanks a turnaround from close range | 23-23 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Rogelio Marino pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | Rice | William Kelson is called for the reach on Liang Xiong - foul #1 on William Kelson, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Ells (SG) Chester Morris | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | Southern Utah | John Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:11 | Southern Utah | William Kelson clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Liang Xiong - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (SF) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 06:11 | Southern Utah | William Kelson misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:11 | Southern Utah | William Kelson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:52 | Rice | James Neal clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Eisenhart - foul #2 on Dennis Eisenhart, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | William Deal (SF) Dennis Eisenhart | |
| 05:52 | Rice | James Neal makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | Rice | James Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:37 | Southern Utah | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Strickland - foul #1 on John Strickland, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (C) James Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly (SG), David Stiger (C) Robert Ells, William Deal | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:54 | Southern Utah | David Davis lays it up and in set up by Eddie Kelly and he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | William Deal (SF), Jurica Zalusky (PF) William Kelson, John Strickland | |
| 04:54 | Southern Utah | David Davis makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jose Sosa and the foul's on Jurica Zalusky - foul #2 on Jurica Zalusky, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Robert Ells (SG), William Kelson (C) David Davis, Jurica Zalusky | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:13 | Southern Utah | William Deal blows the layup but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| 04:13 | Southern Utah | William Deal misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:13 | Southern Utah | William Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:13 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Jose Sosa buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Hamisi Azim | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Eddie Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Deal (fresh) PF - David Stiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Kelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 03:20 | Southern Utah | William Deal grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:04 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly loses the dribble to Chen China | 31-27 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 02:42 | Southern Utah | Eddie Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:37 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 02:35 | Southern Utah | William Kelson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:16 | Southern Utah | Robert Ells misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Chen China misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 01:55 | Southern Utah | David Stiger snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:50 | Southern Utah | William Deal knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 01:26 | Rice | William Patrick connects on the 3 from straight away | 34-29 |
| 01:14 | Southern Utah | William Kelson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | David Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Jurica Zalusky (PF), Dennis Eisenhart (C) Eddie Kelly, Robert Ells, William Deal, David Stiger | |
| 01:14 | Southern Utah | William Kelson misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:14 | Southern Utah | William Kelson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 01:04 | Rice | James Neal scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Rogelio Marino | 37-29 |
| 00:39 | Southern Utah | David Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Jason Gabel (SF) William Kelson | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the jumper from the right block | 37-29 |
| 00:31 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to Dennis Eisenhart | 37-29 |
| 00:10 | Southern Utah | David Davis scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Gabel and he's fouled by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| 00:10 | Southern Utah | David Davis makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Dennis Eisenhart swats the layup by James Neal | 37-32 |
| 00:01 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Utah | Dennis Eisenhart misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-32 |