| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Foran (fresh) SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) SF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) PF - Roger Liston (fresh) C - Robert Dolce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) SG - Jae Champion (fresh) SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) C - Michael Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Beck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | Michael Beck loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Dolce | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Richard Foran splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jae Champion - foul #1 on Jae Champion, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Richard Foran makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Richard Foran misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Colby Dickison pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Jae Champion is fouled in the backcourt by Vule Czyzewski - foul #1 on Vule Czyzewski, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Roger Liston swats the short shot by Ralph Hannum | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Memphis | Richard Foran connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Tomlin | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Jae Champion is called for 10 seconds | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski is hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #1 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses short on an open shot in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Sexton - foul #1 on Henry Sexton, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Roger Liston snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Liston and the foul's on Colby Dickison - foul #1 on Colby Dickison, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Henry Sexton is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 17:59 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Dolce | 9-0 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | Richard Foran blows the dunk | 9-0 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Jae Champion grabs the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Ralph Hannum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), John Ricketts (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), David Langhorne (PF), Bryan Knudtson (C) Richard Foran, Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Sloan | 11-0 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-0 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Brett Parker hits the follow up shot | 11-2 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #5 | 11-2 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | John Ricketts makes the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Sean Stutts is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 12-2 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Sean Stutts tips it back up and in | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ricketts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) PF - David Langhorne (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Knudtson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Toothman (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Stutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-4 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Sean Stutts gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Sean Stutts drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brett Parker | 12-6 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Richard Sloan drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chionesu Abdelrahman | 14-6 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sloan - foul #1 on Richard Sloan, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Foran (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Gregory Thibodeaux (SF), Roger Liston (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Richard Sloan, John Ricketts, Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Brett Parker, Timothy Davis, Alfred Reid | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Hannum | 14-8 |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Richard Foran loses the dribble to Sean Stutts | 14-8 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Roger Liston | 14-8 |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-8 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Henry Sexton gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Richard Foran steps in front of the Sean Stutts pass | 14-8 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (SG) Leslie Tomlin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Sean Stutts blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Dolce - foul #1 on Robert Dolce, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | John Ricketts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sean Stutts - foul #1 on Sean Stutts, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Bryan Knudtson (C) Richard Foran, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Brett Parker, Jae Champion, Sean Stutts | |
| 13:28 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | John Ricketts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:26 | Rice | John Ricketts steps in front of the Henry Sexton pass in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Richard Sloan hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Ricketts | 17-10 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Charles Adkins is hacked by John Ricketts - foul #1 on John Ricketts, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Tony Hansen (SG), David Langhorne (PF) John Ricketts, Roger Liston | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Henry Sexton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 12:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Bryan Knudtson | 17-10 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Tony Hansen misses the jumpshot from the left side | 17-10 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Jae Champion snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Jae Champion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:23 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Richard Sloan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Sloan, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Foran (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Vule Czyzewski (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Richard Sloan, Tony Hansen, Gregory Thibodeaux, David Langhorne, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Timothy Davis, Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Chionesu Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Chionesu Abdelrahman, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG) Charles Adkins | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Richard Foran shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 17-11 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman misses the lay-in | 17-11 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Foran (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fresh) PF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Dolce (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Champion (tiring) SF - Ralph Hannum (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Nathaniel Toothman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Beck (tiring) | |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Richard Foran clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Parker - foul #1 on Brett Parker, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Liston (PF) Vule Czyzewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Brett Parker, Jae Champion, Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Richard Foran makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Richard Foran makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Henry Sexton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Stutts | 19-14 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Foran | 21-14 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Colby Dickison clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Leslie Tomlin - foul #1 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (SG), Gregory Thibodeaux (SF), David Langhorne (PF), Bryan Knudtson (C) Leslie Tomlin, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Roger Liston, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Alfred Reid (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Colby Dickison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Richard Foran misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 10:24 | Memphis | David Langhorne can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 10:21 | Rice | David Langhorne picks off the pass by Nathaniel Toothman in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Foran | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is fouled in the backcourt by John Ricketts - foul #2 on John Ricketts, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Tony Hansen (SG), Vule Czyzewski (SF) John Ricketts, Gregory Thibodeaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 09:50 | Memphis | Richard Foran comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Bryan Knudtson steals it from Michael Beck | 23-16 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Tony Hansen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Richard Foran snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Richard Foran splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Michael Beck blows the wide open layup | 23-16 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Bryan Knudtson | 23-16 |
| 08:24 | Memphis | Ralph Hannum steals the ball from David Langhorne | 23-16 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Brett Parker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Tony Hansen knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from David Langhorne and the foul's on Jae Champion - foul #2 on Jae Champion, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (PG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Roger Liston (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Richard Foran, Vule Czyzewski, David Langhorne, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Jae Champion, Ralph Hannum, Nathaniel Toothman, Michael Beck | |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Tony Hansen makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 26-20 |
| 07:40 | Memphis | Tony Hansen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Robert Dolce snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fresh) PF - Roger Liston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Dolce (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) PF - Sean Stutts (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Tony Hansen loses the dribble to Charles Adkins | 26-20 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Alfred Reid clanks a jump hook in the paint | 26-20 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Roger Liston grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:58 | Memphis | Roger Liston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Timothy Davis grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Dolce - foul #2 on Robert Dolce, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Foran (PG), Gregory Thibodeaux (SF), Bryan Knudtson (C) Leslie Tomlin, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF) Alfred Reid | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Tony Hansen drills a jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Colby Dickison tips it home | 28-24 |
| 06:00 | Memphis | Richard Foran makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Charles Adkins is fouled on the floor by Gregory Thibodeaux - foul #1 on Gregory Thibodeaux, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), John Ricketts (SG), Robert Dolce (C) Richard Foran, Tony Hansen, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF) Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:36 | Memphis | John Ricketts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Ricketts, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Tony Hansen (SG) John Ricketts | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins | |
| 05:23 | Rice | Ralph Hannum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Hannum | 30-26 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Ralph Hannum blows the layup | 30-26 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Roger Liston | 30-26 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Richard Sloan is hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #2 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), David Langhorne (PF) Tony Hansen, Roger Liston | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Colby Dickison (PF) Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts | |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Richard Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Richard Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Michael Beck drills a driving attempt from the right block | 32-28 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Sexton - foul #2 on Henry Sexton, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Vule Czyzewski (PF) Gregory Thibodeaux, David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Sean Stutts (PF) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Michael Beck comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Dolce - foul #3 on Robert Dolce, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Tony Hansen (SG), Bryan Knudtson (C) Leslie Tomlin, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:04 | Rice | Michael Beck misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:37 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-29 |
| 03:35 | Memphis | Richard Sloan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Hansen (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) PF - Vule Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Knudtson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (tired) 2 pts. PF - Sean Stutts (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Tony Hansen loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Roger Liston (PF) Tony Hansen, Chionesu Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Colby Dickison drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Henry Sexton | 34-31 |
| 03:00 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Hannum - foul #3 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF) Vule Czyzewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF) Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison | |
| 03:00 | Memphis | Richard Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:00 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Sean Stutts snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Chionesu Abdelrahman steals the ball from Sean Stutts in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin can't throw it down | 35-31 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Roger Liston tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Timothy Davis drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Henry Sexton and he's hacked by Chionesu Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Chionesu Abdelrahman, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Foran (PG), Tony Hansen (SG), Gregory Thibodeaux (SF), David Langhorne (PF) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Roger Liston | |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Michael Beck (C) Sean Stutts, Alfred Reid | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Timothy Davis misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | David Langhorne pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:00 | Memphis | Tony Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Timothy Davis, Michael Beck | |
| 01:56 | Rice | David Langhorne steals it from Henry Sexton in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 01:43 | Memphis | Richard Foran splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Thibodeaux | 39-33 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Henry Sexton is fouled on the floor by David Langhorne - foul #1 on David Langhorne, team foul #14 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF) Gregory Thibodeaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Beck (C) Sean Stutts | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF) David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Sean Stutts (PF) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Michael Beck lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Toothman | 39-37 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Tony Hansen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 39-37 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Richard Foran can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Michael Beck - foul #1 on Michael Beck, team foul #12 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Gregory Thibodeaux (SF), Roger Liston (PF) Tony Hansen, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Vule Czyzewski | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Richard Foran makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Richard Foran misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Colby Dickison snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gregory Thibodeaux - foul #2 on Gregory Thibodeaux, team foul #15 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), David Langhorne (PF) Richard Foran, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF) Charles Adkins, Colby Dickison | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Alfred Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Richard Sloan hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Timothy Davis misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-38 |